What type of easement is granted to a person or entity, not tied to a specific parcel of land?

An easement in gross is a type of easement that is granted to an individual or entity rather than being tied to a specific piece of property. This means that the easement is independent of any land ownership and is often associated with a person or organization, such as utility companies needing rights to run power lines or pipelines across another person’s property.

This type of easement is characterized by its capacity to exist without a dominant tenement, which is a property that benefits from the easement. Essentially, it allows the easement holder to use the servient tenement (the property burdened by the easement) for a specific purpose defined in the easement agreement.

The other options do not describe easements in gross. A dominant tenement refers to the property that benefits from an easement, not the easement itself. Dual agency pertains to a real estate situation where one agent represents both the buyer and seller, while dower and curtesy relate to legal rights of a spouse in a deceased partner's estate. These concepts are separate from the classification of easements, further highlighting the uniqueness of easement in gross.