An easement in gross has no dominant estate.

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An easement in gross has no dominant estate.

An easement in gross is a right that benefits a person or a business rather than a specific parcel of land. Because the benefit isn’t attached to any dominant estate or parcel, there is no dominant estate associated with an easement in gross. The servient estate remains the land burdened by the easement, while the easement itself runs to the holder, not to a particular piece of property. A common example is a utility company’s right to place and maintain power lines across multiple properties; the benefit is to the company, not to a landowner’s parcel. Thus, the statement is true. (Options suggesting not specified or that both apply don’t align with the standard definition, since an easement in gross inherently lacks a dominant estate.)

An easement in gross is a right that benefits a person or a business rather than a specific parcel of land. Because the benefit isn’t attached to any dominant estate or parcel, there is no dominant estate associated with an easement in gross. The servient estate remains the land burdened by the easement, while the easement itself runs to the holder, not to a particular piece of property. A common example is a utility company’s right to place and maintain power lines across multiple properties; the benefit is to the company, not to a landowner’s parcel. Thus, the statement is true. (Options suggesting not specified or that both apply don’t align with the standard definition, since an easement in gross inherently lacks a dominant estate.)

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