Real Estate Licensing New Jersey Real Estate Salesperson Exam - Topic 4 Question 13 Discussion

Actual exam question for Real Estate Licensing's New Jersey Real Estate Salesperson exam

Question #: 13
Topic #: 4

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A public utility company is installing power lines across several counties. Will the utility company be more likely to be granted an easement appurtenant or an easement in gross?

Aeasement appurtenant because it cannot run with the land

Beasement appurtenant because it cannot be extinguished by merger of the dominant and servient tenements

Ceasement in gross because it does not require ownership of real property adjacent to the property that is subject to the easement

Deasement in gross because it allows the holder of the easement to eventually gain title to the encumbered property

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Suggested Answer: C

An easement in gross benefits a person or entity, rather than another parcel of land. Unlike an easement appurtenant, which requires a dominant and servient estate (two adjoining parcels), an easement in gross does not require ownership of adjacent property.

Utility companies (electric, gas, water, sewer, cable) typically hold easements in gross, allowing them to install and maintain lines across multiple properties. The easement is granted to the utility company, not to a neighboring landowner.

Therefore, the correct answer is C.

by Janella at Apr 10, 2026, 04:43 PM

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Trinidad

2 days ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about easements appurtenant being tied to the land itself.

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Dick

7 days ago

I think the utility company would likely be granted an easement in gross since they don't need to own adjacent land, right?

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