Briefly discuss easements and restrictive covenants.

• A. Easement is a license to use land; Restrictive Covenant is zoning regulation
• B. Easement is an interest in land owned by another person; Restrictive Covenant is a contract between two land owners
• C. Easement is a lease; Restrictive Covenant is a mortgage
• D. A contract between two land owners

Answer: (B)

The important idea is how these two tools affect what you can do with land. An easement is a non-possessory right in someone else’s land, allowing you to use a portion of it for a specific purpose (like a path, utility line, or access). It’s a real property interest that runs with the land, so it binds current and future owners.

A restrictive covenant is a private promise tied to the land that limits how the land can be used. It’s created by an agreement between landowners and is entered on the title, so it also runs with the land and binds future owners. It’s distinct from zoning, which is public regulation by the municipality.

So the correct description captures that an easement is an interest in land owned by another, while a restrictive covenant is a contract between landowners that affects land use and runs with the property.