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A detached home in Burlington has a natural gas pipeline running beneath a portion of its backyard, granting the local utility company the right to access and maintain the pipeline. What type of interest in land does this scenario represent?

This describes an easement, specifically an easement in gross, where a utility company has the right to use a specific part of someone else's land for a particu

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Question: A detached home in Burlington has a natural gas pipeline running beneath a portion of its backyard, granting the local utility company the right to access and maintain the pipeline. What type of interest in land does this scenario represent?

Answer options: ✅ An easement appurtenant.

  • A restrictive covenant.
  • An encroachment.
  • A leasehold interest.

Correct answer: An easement appurtenant.

Explanation: This describes an easement, specifically an easement in gross, where a utility company has the right to use a specific part of someone else's land for a particular purpose, benefiting the utility company directly rather than an adjacent parcel of land.

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