Bought a home with existing retaining wall in the driveway easement, and poorly described side sewer easement, what can happen?

Your question raises many complex easement issues that require a careful analysis of the history of how the two properties have been used, and by...

I need advice pertaining to prescriptive easements?

If the golf course has been in possession of the 15 feet of your land for 10 or more years, they may have acquired title to the land by adverse...

How to record one party's extra contribution to a property owned in common with a second party?

A simple, low-cost way to accomplish your goal would be to prepare an affidavit that states the amount of money contributed by each party, both...

It is not clear to me whether the easement you have is written, or is an easement based on the fact that you have been using it for more than 10...

Can I be made to move an exiting fence?

If I understand your situation correctly, the survey shows the fence to be 1-1/2 feet inside the neighboring property. If that's the case, and...

Is the county (in unincorporated King County, WA) responsible for maintaining the slope down from property line to the road?

As a general rule, a property owner (including the County) has a duty to provide support to adjoining property owners' land. You may need to...

The easement should identify the properties that it benefits. The easement might call these the Dominant Estates, Dominant Tenements, Benefitting...

You might have a prescriptive easement. A person who uses the property of another for 10 years has an easement to continue that use if certain...

A buyer of real estate is bound by an unrecorded easement burdening the land if the buyer had knowledge or information that would lead a prudent...

Was the easement recorded with the County before you closed on the property? If so, and the title company did not list the easement as an...