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Servient tenement

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004499

The parcel of land that is burdened by an easement or other non-possessory interest held by another property owner. This estate must permit the owner of the dominant tenement to use a portion of its land for a specific purpose, such as a right-of-way. The owner of the servient tenement retains all other rights to the property, subject to the limitations imposed by the easement.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004499
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004499",
  "term": "Servient tenement",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The parcel of land that is burdened by an easement or other non-possessory interest held by another property owner. This estate must permit the owner of the dominant tenement to use a portion of its land for a specific purpose, such as a right-of-way. The owner of the servient tenement retains all other rights to the property, subject to the limitations imposed by the easement.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/servient-tenement/"
}

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