dominant tenement
- A property that holds a right of use over a segment of an adjacent property through an easement
- Their house is the dominant tenement, benefiting from the driveway easement on their neighbor’s property.
- The main building acts as the dominant tenement in the land agreement, providing access to the water source in the neighboring plot.
- The farm is considered the dominant tenement as it has right of way through the pathway in the adjoined land.
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