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A common easement is a type of easement that allows the servient landowner to share in the benefit of the easement. An easement is an interest in land owned by another person, consisting of the right to use or control the land for a specific limited purpose. The land benefiting from an easement is called the dominant estate, while the land burdened by an easement is called the servient estate.
For example, a common easement may be created for a shared driveway between two neighboring properties. Both property owners have the right to use the driveway, but neither can block or obstruct it. This type of easement is nonexclusive, meaning that it is not restricted to one specific person or a few specific people.
Another example of a common easement is a shared access easement, which allows one or more persons to travel across another's land to get to a nearby location, such as a road. This type of easement is often created when a property is landlocked and needs access to a public road.
Overall, a common easement is a useful tool for allowing multiple parties to benefit from the use of a particular piece of land without having to own it outright.