Property rights known as easements may benefit or burden a business. Most easements give the easement holder the legal right to use real property owned by another party for a limited purpose. A ...

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An easement in gross is a legal right that allows an individual or entity to use another person's property for a specific purpose without owning it. Unlike easement appurtenant, which is tied to the ...

An easement is a common finding during a title search, the crucial step in the homebuying process that confirms the seller’s legal ownership of the property and uncovers any claims or restrictions ...

Not many weeks ago, I wrote about adverse possession and “squatter’s rights” for legally stealing title to real estate belonging to another owner. Just in case you missed it, that article explained ...

Easement in Gross An easement in gross is the most common type of easement. Utility easements fall under this category. If you have water, sewer, gas, phone, cable or power lines on your property, the ...

A few weeks ago, I received an e-mail from a son concerned about his 80-year-old mother’s home, which apparently has its driveway a few feet on a neighbor’s vacant lot. He reports his mother has owned ...

Q: Marsha, I read your article on title insurance and you mentioned “easements.” I’m not clear what that term means. Would you explain what an easement is and how it affects title to a property? A: ...

An easement grants someone access to your property for practical purposes or for other reasons. For example, your neighbors may have access to a path on your property to get to the beach. While ...

An easement is a right to make some specific use of land owned by another. Because easements involve the easement owner using land owned by someone else and because it is human nature to value and ...