chapter 4

1. A lien on property in favor of someone who provided labor or materials to improve it; also called a mechanic’s lien or materialman’s lien.2w
6. A promise by a landowner to refrain from using her land in a particular manner.
7. A lien that attaches only to one particular piece of property.2w
11. A way in which an easement may terminate; it requires action by the easement holder, not simply non-use.
13. A lien that attaches to all of a debtor’s property.2w
16. Covenants, conditions, and restrictions imposed by a subdivision developer.
17. An easement that burdens one parcel of land (the servient tenement) for the benefit of another parcel (the dominant tenement).2w
18. An easement created by continuous use for the statutory period, without the land owner’s permission.2w

2. A security interest given to a creditor by operation of law.2w
3. A lien held by someone who has won a judgement in a lawsuit, attaching to property owned by the person who lost the lawsuit.2w
4. A security interest in property given voluntarily to a creditor by the property owner; in the real estate context, it is either a mortgage or a deed of trust.2w
5. An activity or condition on nearby property that interferes with a property owner’s reasonable use and enjoyment of her property.
8. An interest in real property held by someone other than the property owner.
9. A physical object that intrudes onto another’s property, such as a tree branch or a fence.
10. Revocable permission to enter another’s land, which does not create an interest in the property.
12. When both the dominant and servient tenements are acquired by one owner, resulting in termination of the easement.
14. An easement created automatically because it is necessary for the enjoyment of the benefited land.3w
15. The right to use another’s land for a particular purpose.
16. A restriction on the use of land, the violation of which may result in forfeiture of title.
19. The right to take something (such as timber) from another’s land.
20. An easement that benefits a person rather than a parcel of land.3w