What is connected to an easement according to property principles?

An easement is a legal right to use someone else's land for a specific purpose and is inherently tied to property. When we discuss easements, we refer to their connection with the land and the rights associated with it. An easement allows the holder to use the property for certain activities, such as accessing a road or installing utility lines.

In property law, an easement benefits a particular parcel of land (the dominant tenement) and is burdensome to another parcel (the servient tenement). Thus, easements are fundamentally about the relationship between the land and the rights that attach to that land. They are not applicable to agreements like lease agreements, property line agreements, or utility contracts in the same way because those documents may pertain to rights or obligations but do not inherently convey a right to use someone else's property in the manner that an easement does.

For these reasons, property is the foundational element connected to an easement, encapsulating its legal and functional essence in real estate and property law.