Car Wash Company has a right to direct its customers to drive their vehicles across Don's Gas n' Shop property, which is adjacent to Car Wash's facility. This right is
A) a fee simple absolute.
B) a license.
C) an easement.
D) a profit.

Question

Car Wash Company has a right to direct its customers to drive their vehicles across Don's Gas n' Shop property, which is adjacent to Car Wash's facility. This right is​
A) ​a fee simple absolute.
B) ​a license.
C) ​an easement.
D) ​a profit.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

An easement is a nonpossessory right to use or enter onto the real property of another without possessing it. In this case, Car Wash Company has a right to direct its customers to drive their vehicles across Don's Gas n' Shop property, which is adjacent to Car Wash's facility. This right is a type of easement known as an appurtenant easement, which benefits the Car Wash's property and imposes an obligation on Don's Gas n' Shop's property to allow the use. This is not a fee simple absolute, which is the highest form of ownership in real property. It is also not a license or a profit, which are both revocable privileges granted to use the property of another.

Car Wash Company Has a Right to Direct Its Customers