Chapter 1.7.
Rights in another’s land: - licence - easement - covenant

View all Chapters

Learning outcomes of this chapter:

  • Explain the term “encumbrances” on land title.
  • Explain the nature of a licence.
  • Distinguish a licence from a lease.
  • Explain the nature and characteristics of an easement.
  • Understand how an easement may be acquired and extinguished at common law, and under the Land Titles Act (LTA) and Land Titles (Strata) Act (LTSA).
  • Explain the easements implied under LTA and LTSA.
  • Understand the extent to which covenants affecting adjacent land owners bind their respective successors in title.
  • Ascertain the existence of a restrictive covenant in a land title.
  • Explain how a restrictive covenant may be discharged at common law and under the Land Titles Act.

Related Multiple Choice Questions

If a property owner in Singapore wants to grant someone the right to cross their land to access a public road, they would establish a:

A homeowner in Singapore wants to ensure that their friend can live in their house for a year while they're abroad. This can be formally arranged through a:

Cindy is a developer looking to prevent changes to the façade of the building she is developing. Which legal tool should she register to ensure this?

What is the purpose of a restrictive covenant in the Subsidiary Strata Certificate of Title?

What principle binds leasehold covenants in Singapore?

What is a key element of a lease that distinguishes it from a license in Singapore real estate?

In Singapore real estate, a 'trust of land' primarily separates:

What distinguishes a lease from a license?

Irene, who owns a property with a 30-year leasehold interest on a JTC industrial site, wishes to ensure her interest is legally recognized. What must she do?

What type of rights are proprietary rights?

What does not constitute an encroachment on State Land?

Jack is interested in a small, irregular parcel of land next to his property for a garden extension. What term is used for such land parcels, and how might he acquire it?

What is the difference between a license and a lease?

What binds the parties in a leasehold covenant?

Which document is not executed in the form of a deed?