Real Property Legal Questions and Answers
Does a Foreclosure Void an Easement?
Is a recorded easement (California) done prior to a foreclosure sale, still in effect or does the f/c nullify the easement? Where would one find the law(s) that either uphold or deny the easement and what must one do to enforce rights granted if said easement is not void? Thanks.
12/17/2010 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: California | #23834How Do I Remove or Terminate an Easement I Gave to a Neighboring Property?
Hello, we own an empty lot that granted easement to the property next door in 1996. In 2002, we purchased the home next door and had asked the seller to remove the easement. We now lost the property to foreclosure and the bank has an offer on the property with the possible new owner inquiring about the easement saying that it is still recorded on title. We still own the empt...
12/10/2010 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: California | #23804What Control Does a Landowner Have Over Recreational Use of Their Land?
When renting land do I have control over who gets access to use it recreationally etc.
11/19/2010 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: North Carolina | #23677Can a church use property when owner of record is defunct?
Can a deed that names a school (that no longer exists) as owner be used by a church that is not named in the deed and has never been transferred to the church?
11/10/2010 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Mississippi | #23612How Do I Find a Deed for an Easement?
My family has owned property in Chaffee Co for over 30 years. Our property, as well as others, has been accessed by a dirt road/cultisac. Through numerouse inquiries and searches we are unable to find a recorded deed for the road. We know that no one has paid taxes on the 60ft wide road for years. Is it possible to obtain a deed for the portion of the road that ajoins our p...
11/09/2010 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Colorado | #23596Can a Gas Company Cross Our Property to Get to a Neighbor's Well?
If a gas company untizes us with an adjoining landowner and the well site is on the neighbors land, does that give the Co. the right to cross our property to get to the well site - or do they still have to obtain our permission to cross our ground?
09/27/2010 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Pennsylvania | #23267Can a Neighbor Block an Easement?
I bought my property 25 years ago and to get to the property I have access through an easement, about 50 feet. The easement is shared by Green township and the joining farm. The township has had ownership for longer than I've lived here and the farm has been owned for 13 years. Due to a civil dispute the farmer has blocked this easement including what the township owns. The tow...
09/10/2010 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Ohio | #23139Who is responsible to maintain an easement and pay for any damage?
Easement to property. In Illinois, who legally is required to maintain the easement? Is it the owner of the property that the easement is on or the property owner that uses the easement? If damages are done to the easement who is required to fix it
08/27/2010 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Illinois | #23033Can the Servient Owner Change the Location of an Easement?
I hold a deeded & recorded Driveway easement, obtained by the prior owner with a full legally described specific location, an accompanying survey map, across neighbor's property to my property line. language in the easement describes it as appurtenance, perpetual ,and running with the land. any transfer of the land by any means conveys the easement to successors, according to...
08/10/2010 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Idaho | #22873Does an easement given previously become my responsibility or can I terminate it?
I'm buying a piece of property that has an existing waterline spur from a private, small community well running through it to a neighboring parcel. There is an ambiguous easement recorded by prior owners of both parcels that simply states an easement is granted. There are no other specifics regarding location, area, terms, etc. There is a letter on file dated two years after...
07/23/2010 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Washington | #22728