Which term describes a permission to use property that does not transfer with title and is revocable?

• A. License
• B. Party Wall Easement
• C. Encroachments
• D. Lis Pendens

Answer: (A)

A license describes a personal permission to use someone else’s property that does not create an ownership interest and can be revoked at will. It stays with the person who granted it and does not transfer when the property is sold, and it ends if the grantor withdraws the permission. For example, if a neighbor says you may park in their driveway for a day, that’s a license—you’re allowed to use the space, but the permission can be revoked at any time and it doesn’t affect title.

By contrast, an easement is an actual interest in land that typically runs with the title and binds future owners. A party wall easement, for instance, would continue with the property even if the owner changes, and it’s not easily revoked without a formal termination process. Encroachments are not permissions at all; they’re intrusions onto another’s land. Lis pendens is a notice of pending litigation about the property, not a permission to use it.