Easements may be extinguished by: dominant/servient tenement owned by the same person. This describes which method?

Easements may be extinguished by: dominant/servient tenement owned by the same person. This describes which method?

• A. Express
• B. Merger
• C. Quiet
• D. Non-Continued

Answer: (B)

When the dominant and servient tenements come under common ownership, the easement is extinguished through merger. This happens because there’s no longer a separate owner who benefits from the right or who must endure the burden on the servient property. With one person owning both parcels, there’s no practical need for a cross-property right, so the easement disappears as part of the title.

When the dominant and servient tenements come under common ownership, the easement is extinguished through merger. This happens because there’s no longer a separate owner who benefits from the right or who must endure the burden on the servient property. With one person owning both parcels, there’s no practical need for a cross-property right, so the easement disappears as part of the title.