Real Property Legal Questions and Answers
How Do I Form a Private Road Association in California?
How do we form a private road association for a 15 home rural community?
05/05/2010 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: California | #22019What are the Pros and Cons of Granting a Pipeline Easement?
I own some farm property about 10 miles outside of town and I was contacted by the Gas Company and they requested a 15 ft. easement along the highway to lay a gas pipeline. What are the pros and cons of giving them an easement and what kind of contractual arrangement establishes an easement?
04/30/2010 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Tennessee | #21965How Can I Prevent Someone from Using a Road to Enter My Adjoining land?
Our family has owned property which includes a creek creating an informal boundary between two government lots. The land has not been surveyed, and the creek meanders. At one point, we built a bridge across the creek to connect the two government lot properties. When my mother died, she willed one of the lots to my younger brother, who wants to sell the land. Access to his ...
04/20/2010 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Washington | #21854Who is Responsible for Damage to an Encroachment on an Easement?
my neighbor has a 12 foot easement on my property to push the snow on in the winter. we put up a fence accidently 9 feet from the edge of the property instead of 12 feet. if the neighbor damages the fence by pushing snow into it, is the neighbor responsible for paying to fix the fence if they damage it.. or no because it's my fault for having the fence put up on the easement?
12/09/2009 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Massachusetts | #19985What Do I Do if a Neighbor is Blocking Our Private Road?
main dirt road threw Hawaii subdivision is private rd., owned by man who does not own land in subdivision(only road). yet deeds state road is 40 feet wide for all owners to use. man at first of rd. has narrowed the rd. down to 10 ft. next to his house by placing large rocks along rd. he will not stop it, since rd. runs along his 6 lots so he thinks he has a right to do it. mu...
11/23/2009 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Hawaii | #19763I need to have county court rule on a road closure. Road is on private property. Owner (uncle) closed for spite. My grandf...
I need to have county court rule on a road closure. Road is on private property. Owner (uncle) closed for spite. My grandfather owned property and road was open for 50+ years. How do I go about putting my complaint to open back up road in front of court?
11/05/2009 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Florida | #19489How can I enforce a drainage easement?
I have a drainage easement that runs next to my house property, the easement strip has been cut off because a block wall had been built for a condo complex at least ten years ago. There is a chain link fence that actually runs from the corner of the rear corner of my house to the block wall. How do I claim the property so I can build a block wall to secure my property?
10/22/2009 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Arizona | #19260What is the Difference Between a License and an Easement?
I purchased property with the understanding I would be granted an easement to get to the property. It turned out, after the easement was granted and recorded, that the pipeline company had a right of way and they said my easement could not be used as my driveway. The owner of the land that sold me my property is going to give me another easement for my driveway. That is after I...
10/19/2009 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Pennsylvania | #19185We have a residence in Charleston County, SC (Johns Island). Our house/property faces a state maintained rural road. We are h...
We have a residence in Charleston County, SC (Johns Island). Our house/property faces a state maintained rural road. We are having a dsipute with a neighbor and her dog. She claims she may walk her dog on our property as long as she remains within the area of the easement. We believe easements are on private property but as an easement certain governments or utitlities may acce...
09/10/2009 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: South Carolina | #18569Can a Neighbor Give Others Permission to Cross My Property?
I have a hunting lease, which i have owner authority for the 1250 acres of land for 20+ years an am responsible for the insurance, and upkeep and posting of property and keeping unwanted persons off the premises...On the back side of our property is 40 acres of timber and the owner of it rarely see it, but i have unwanteds come and go through our property damaging the cared for...
09/02/2009 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Arkansas | #18392