Juri 515 Assignment 2 Summary Of Servitudes - Liberty University

This study source was downloaded by 100000859819779 from CourseHero.com on 02-25-2023 10:05:18 GMT -06:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/55893504/DUNCAN-Sarah-Written-Assignment-2docxpdf/ Summary of Servitudes (Easements, Real Covenants, Equitable Servitudes) Sarah F. Duncan Liberty University JURI 550This study source was downloaded by 100000859819779 from CourseHero.com on 02-25-2023 10:05:18 GMT -06:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/55893504/DUNCAN-Sarah-Written-Assignment-2docxpdf/Running Head: SUMMARY OF SERVITUDES 2 Servitudes are devices that tie rights and obligations to ownership or possession of land. This allows parties the ability to create stable long-term arrangements for a wide variety of purposes. These may include shared land uses, maintenance of the character of a residential neighborhood, commercial development, and financing of an infrastructure. Servitudes are express easements, real covenants, and equitable servitudes. I. Express Easement A. Definition 1. An express easement is voluntarily created in a deed, will or other written instrument. The express easements may arise either by grant or by reservation.1 Simply stated, it is one that is written down in some form or fashion. These types of easements are often deeded as transfers of real property rights. Additionally, they may be inherited through a decedent's will or estate. B. Rights and Duties 1. One party grants an easement to another for the use of their land for a specific purpose. The person