Humber/Ontario Real Estate Course 2 Exam Practice

A dominant tenement refers to:

1. A tenant occupying the most living space in a multi-unit property.

2. The land benefitting from an easement.

3. Private restrictions placed on subdivision lot owners.

4. The land subject to an easement.

The correct answer is: The land benefitting from an easement.

A dominant tenement refers to the land that benefits from an easement. In an easement scenario, the dominant tenement property benefits from the right to use a portion of another property, known as the servient tenement, for a specific purpose. This arrangement grants the owner of the dominant tenement certain property rights and access that would not be possible otherwise. Option A is incorrect because a dominant tenement is not related to the living space occupied by a tenant in a multi-unit property. Option C is incorrect because private restrictions placed on subdivision lot owners are usually known as restrictive covenants and do not specifically pertain to the concept of a dominant tenement. Option D is incorrect because the land subject to an easement is known as the servient tenement, not the dominant tenement.