The permission to use real property for a particular purpose is called?

• A. Adverse Possession
• B. Improvements and Betterments
• C. Easement
• D. License

Answer: (D)

A license is permission to use real property for a specific purpose. It’s a personal, revocable grant that does not create any ownership interest in the land, and the owner can typically revoke or limit it. Because a license does not grant exclusive possession, the licensee doesn’t gain rights to the property beyond the stated permission and can usually be asked to leave once the purpose or term ends. This differs from an easement, which is a non-possessory property interest that runs with the land and is harder to terminate. Adverse possession involves obtaining title through long-term possession, not merely receiving permission. Improvements and betterments are changes made to the property, not the concept of permission to use it.