You can terminate an easement by release. ... Only the person holding the right can release it, such as the owner of the dominant estate in an easement appurtenant or the holder of an easement in gross. The release needs to be in writing signed by the person releasing it. Finally, an easement may terminate by expiration.

How is an easement extinguished?

An easement is extinguished when the dominant owner releases it, expressly or impliedly, to the servient owner. Such release can be made only in the circumstances and to the extent in and to which the dominant owner can alienate the dominant heritage. ... A, without the consent of B and C, releases the easement.

Which would most effectively terminate an easement?

Destroy the Reason for the Easement

In the case of an easement created for a party wall — a wall on the property line that serves both properties — the destruction of the party wall would effectively terminate the easement.