Property Law Flashcards
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Under Louisiana law, a predial servitude is extinguished by:
Answer: Nonuse for 10 years
La. C.C. art. 753 provides that predial servitudes are extinguished by nonuse for 10 years.
Under Louisiana law, an apparent servitude such as a right of passage may be acquired by:
Answer: Title, destination of the owner, or acquisitive prescription
La. C.C. art. 742 provides that apparent servitudes, evidenced by visible external signs, may be acquired by title, destination of the owner, or acquisitive prescription.
The doctrine of 'destination of the owner' in Louisiana servitude law arises when:
Answer: A prior common owner used one estate for the benefit of another, and those estates are later divided
La. C.C. art. 741 provides that destination of the owner exists when a former owner's use of two estates, had they belonged to different owners, would have been a servitude, and that use continues after division.
The personal servitude of habitation in Louisiana grants its holder the right to:
Answer: Inhabit the house of another and use it as a dwelling for oneself and family
La. C.C. art. 630 defines habitation as the real right to inhabit another's house, limited to use as a dwelling for the holder and family.
A usufructuary's primary obligation at the termination of a Louisiana usufruct is to:
Answer: Return the property in the same condition as received, normal use excepted
La. C.C. art. 578 requires the usufructuary to return the property at termination without deterioration beyond that caused by normal use.
A servitude is classified as 'apparent' under Louisiana Civil Code Article 707 when:
Answer: Continuous external signs visible upon inspection make its existence known
La. C.C. art. 707 defines apparent servitudes as those with external signs visible to anyone who examines the property.
Which of the following obligations CANNOT be imposed as a predial servitude under Louisiana law?
Answer: The obligation for the servient estate owner to perform regular maintenance on the dominant estate
La. C.C. art. 647 provides that predial servitudes can only oblige the servient owner to tolerate or refrain from acts—never to perform affirmative acts for the dominant estate's benefit.
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