Which term describes rights to use frontage to ocean or large lake?

• A. Riparian Rights
• B. Easement
• C. Littoral Rights
• D. Accretion Rights

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is how property rights are categorized for bodies of water. Littoral rights describe the rights of landowners whose property fronts a stationary, large body of water like an ocean or a large lake. These rights cover access to and use of the shore and the water itself along that frontage. It’s distinct from riparian rights, which apply to flowing water such as rivers and streams. An easement is a separate concept where someone else is given a right to use someone else’s land for a specific purpose, not ownership of the water frontage. Accretion rights concern changes in land size along a shoreline due to natural deposition, not the right to use the water itself.