An affirmative easement gives the benefited party

• A. the right to possess a defined portion of another's real property.
• B. the right to prevent the owner of a real property from using it in a defined way.
• C. the right to a defined use of a portion of another's real property.
• D. the right to receive a portion of any income generated by another's real property.

Answer: (C)

An affirmative easement is a non-possessory interest that lets the holder use a defined portion of someone else’s land for a specific purpose. The holder, often called the dominant estate, gains a practical right to use that part of the servient estate, while the owner remains the full owner of the land. This exactly matches the idea of having a defined use of another property, rather than owning it or simply restricting the owner's actions. It’s not about actually possessing the land, nor about the owner’s general use being blocked, nor about income from the property.