5.4 Licenses
Licenses
A license is a personal right that a property owner grants to another person to use the property for a specific purpose. Licenses are not transferrable, do not attach to the land, and cease on the death of either party or on the sale of the property.
Unlike a personal easement in gross, a license is revocable at any time and is often granted informally or verbally. For example, a farmer may grant a neighbor permission to cross his land to fish in a pond—this is a license, not an easement.
Permission, Not Possession
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Which of the following is a key characteristic of a license?
A license can be revoked by the property owner at any time.
How is a license different from a personal easement in gross?
Unlike an easement, a license is temporary, personal, and revocable.
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