Which is an example of a conventional predial servitude?

• A. Drainage
• B. Levees
• C. Right of way
• D. Water rights

Answer: (C)

Conventional predial servitudes are easements created by agreement between landowners, binding one property to benefit another. A right of way fits this perfectly: it grants a legal path across someone else’s land to access a road or another area, and that right is attached to the land as a permanent burden for the benefit of the neighboring property. It’s created by a contract or deed, and it runs with the land, affecting the servient estate while benefiting the dominant estate. The other options describe rights or structures that aren’t typically established by a private contract as an easement over land: drainage can arise from natural or statutory rules, levees are physical improvements, and water rights concern the use of water rather than an easement over a specific parcel of land.