Which easement type is associated with the concept of benefiting a dominant tenement and includes a neighboring property?

• A. Easements
• B. Easement Appurtenant
• C. Easement in Gross
• D. Property Dedication

Answer: (B)

An easement that benefits a specific parcel of land while using another parcel to burden it is an easement appurtenant. In this arrangement, there is a dominant tenement—the property owner who gains the right to use a portion of the neighboring property (the servient tenement). Because the right runs with the land, it transfers with ownership of the dominant parcel, continuing to benefit future owners. This contrasts with an easement in gross, which benefits a person or entity rather than a piece of land and doesn’t require a neighboring property to be involved. Property dedication is not an easement at all; it’s a transfer of land for public use. So the description fits easement appurtenant, tied to two parcels (dominant and servient) and passing with the land.