Easements in California - mCLE Self-Study Assessment

Welcome to the self-assessment for Easements in California, presented by the Law Offices of Peter N. Brewer. After completing this self-assessment, you will be able to retrieve your mCLE certificate confirming 1 hour of self-study credit (California only). Before taking this assessment, please be sure that you have watched the video and downloaded the materials here: https://www.brewerfirm.com/events/easement-mcle/

An express easement should be contained in a preliminary report for the property.

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False

The permissible use of an express easement is determined by the intent of the parties.

True

False

One of the four conditions for a prescriptive easement is for the land to have been used continually for a period of seven (7) years.

True

False

To have a prescriptive easement, one element that must be shown that one party used property under a claim of right.

True

False

A prescriptive easement gives an encroacher to continue to use the land for any purpose whatsoever.

True

False

A prescriptive easement is not automatically created; instead, it is created through a court order.

True

False

When a parcel is landlocked (as in, an owner cannot access their property) the most common remedy is an easement by necessity.

True

False

One of the conditions for establishing an equitable easement is that a party has used and improved an easement for a long period of time with an innocent belief that they have the right to use the land.

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False

Equitable easements are straight-forward, predictable, and rarely require litigation.

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False

When litigating an easement, a surveyor can be used to determine the boundary lines of the property.

True

False

When litigating an equitable easement, an appraiser is not helpful in determining the value of the right being granted

True

False

An equitable easement is a permanent injunction against interference with future use

True

False

One may gain title by way of adverse possession as opposed to a mere prescriptive easement by a longer period of exclusive use.

True

False

As a requirement for a prescriptive easement, the land must be possessed in a manner that is hidden and unknown to the owner of the burdened land.

True

False

Easements in California - mCLE Self-Study Assessment

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