Written by attorney Lee Harwell, 10 months ago.
Recently a problem arose over a set of old easements for a road and for bridal paths on undeveloped property. Those old easements prevented the developer/owner from obtaining building permits to... more
Written by attorney James Tupitza, about 3 years ago.
A. Broad Categories: 1. Easements in Gross - An easement in gross . is a mere personal right in the real estate of another because it is not appurtenant to other land owned by the grantee. An... more
Written by attorney Travis Logue, over 3 years ago.
Easements Defined. An easement is a property interest which falls within the larger category of servitudes. Easements are conceptualized as encumbrances on the real property they burden, rather... more
Written by attorney David Baram, over 4 years ago.
Conservation Easements and the Law. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS The subdivision of land is subject to municipal regulations. Conservation easements control the use of land by prohibiting... more
Written by Avvo Staff, over 2 years ago.
An easement is an interest in another person's property. It gives a non-owner the right to use a part of someone else's property for a specific reason. Property owners may continue to use the portion... more
Written by attorney J Schwenk, over 2 years ago.
What is an Easement?. An easement is an enforceable right to travel over property owned by someone else. For instance, I might have the right to use my neighbor's driveway to access my lot, or the... more
Written by attorney James Tupitza, about 3 years ago.
A. Negative Easements -- Negative easements, also known as servitudes, do not bestow upon the owner of the dominant tract the right to travel physically upon the servient tract, which is the feature... more
Written by attorney Gerald Levine, over 1 year ago.
If you're dealing with real property (or even some kinds of intellectual property) you may be confused by some of the terms that pop up. You may have seen an "easement" on the deed for the house you'... more
Written by attorney Samuel Justice, about 3 years ago.
THE LAW OF PRECRIPTIVE EASEMENTS: In Motes v. PacifiCorp, 230 Or App 701, 706-07 (2009), the Oregon Court of Appeals court summarized the general law of prescriptive easements as follows: Easements... more
Written by attorney James Tupitza, about 3 years ago.
E. Easement by Necessity 1. Definition a. Also known as implied easements by necessity. Graff v. Scanlon, 673 A.2d 1028 (Pa. Commonw. 1996). b. Distinguished from implied easements from existing... more
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