Which term refers to the right to take something from land?

• A. A right to acquire land by purchase.
• B. A right to take something from land.
• C. A right to receive rent from the land.
• D. A right to release a mortgage on land.

Answer: (B)

The best term is profit à prendre—the right to take something from land. This is a type of incorporeal hereditament that lets the holder extract natural products from the land, such as timber, minerals, game, or water, without possessing the land itself. It can run with the land (dominant tenement benefits) while the land of another (servient tenement) bears the burden.

Other options describe different concepts: a right to acquire land by purchase concerns obtaining land, not taking something from it; a right to receive rent relates to tenancy or lease arrangements; and a right to release a mortgage deals with clearing a loan secured on the land.