Under ENDCRAMP, which item describes destruction of the servient land terminating an easement?

Under ENDCRAMP, which item describes destruction of the servient land terminating an easement?

• A. Estoppel
• B. Necessity ends
• C. Destruction of servient land
• D. Condemnation by eminent domain

Answer: (C)

Destruction of the servient land ends an easement because the burdened parcel no longer exists to be burdened. An easement is tied to the servient estate, so when that land is destroyed, there’s nothing left for the easement to operate on and it terminates automatically. In the ENDCRAMP mnemonic, this is the term describing destruction of the servient land. Other factors terminate an easement in different ways (estoppel, a necessity ending, condemnation, abandonment, merger, or prescription), but destruction of the servient parcel specifically explains why the easement ceases to exist.

Destruction of the servient land ends an easement because the burdened parcel no longer exists to be burdened. An easement is tied to the servient estate, so when that land is destroyed, there’s nothing left for the easement to operate on and it terminates automatically. In the ENDCRAMP mnemonic, this is the term describing destruction of the servient land. Other factors terminate an easement in different ways (estoppel, a necessity ending, condemnation, abandonment, merger, or prescription), but destruction of the servient parcel specifically explains why the easement ceases to exist.