What exactly can an easement be used for?

Access easements are simply a right to pass and repass. The language of your easement will tell you what rights your neighbor has. There is...

I litigated a case like this about ten years ago. The City is indeed aware of the flooding problem caused in part by poor drainage design, shore...

Is legal research supposed to be hard?

If you are still studying to become an attorney, legal research can seem bewildering at first because of the many sources of information from which...

Can a property owner at the end of a private road wants put in a gate to limit access to his property within the ROW?

If the Association is interested at all in assisting this owner, an easement would be the better way to go as it would allow for more control over...

Who is responsible for the maintenance of a road over a sewage easement?

In most cases, the town would not b responsible for maintaining a private road just because they have a sewer easement that allows them to maintain...

There are both local noise regulations and state regulations, but there is no practical difference except the hours when night time levels begin on...

Under CT law, when a tree that falls due to natural events (wind, rot) the owner of the property on which it falls may remove it, but the owner of...

The answer is "yes". However, depositions are conducted by agreement of the parties and if the other side wants to delay the deposition until after...

Generally, you are correct that your neighbor has altered the natural drainage of water and that, under Connecticut law, constitutes a nuisance for...

Is my new neighbor in his new house responsible for water damage to my land since he redirected rain water flow to my property?

Unless your neighbor has a drainage easement across your property, your neighbor has created a nuisance for which you may hold him legally liable...