Humber/Ontario Real Estate Course 1 Exam Practice

What is meant by the term "dominant tenement"?

1. Involves riparian rights

2. Refers to land benefiting from an easement

3. Subject to an easement

4. Associated with granting mineral rights

5. Land in an urban area

6. Involves zoning benefits

The correct answer is: Refers to land benefiting from an easement

The term "dominant tenement" refers to land that benefits from an easement. In an easement agreement, there are two main parties involved: the dominant tenement (the property that benefits from the easement) and the servient tenement (the property over which the easement runs). The dominant tenement has the right to use the servient tenement for a specific purpose, such as accessing a water source or crossing the land for a driveway. This relationship allows the owner of the dominant tenement certain rights over the servient tenement property. Options A, C, D, E, and F are not related to the concept of a dominant tenement. Riparian rights (Option A) relate to water rights for landowners bordering a water source, not specifically to the concept of a dominant tenement. Similarly, granting mineral rights (Option D) and zoning benefits (Option F) are distinct concepts not directly related to the concept of a dominant tenement. The mention of land in an urban area (Option E) does not provide relevant information in the context of a dominant tenement.