Easement
- An easement is a right granted by a property owner to another
person allowing some land to be set aside for certain purposes,
or it may be a property right reserved by a former owner. Easements
are commonly granted for pipelines, telephone cables, access roads,
power lines, and the like. Thus, if access to your property is poosible
only by crossing your neighbors land, you may try to get and easement
from him for the right to use that portion of his property.
You can easily find out where the easemnents are located on a
property, if any, by ordering a survey. The survey will outline
all structures which are located within the property lines.
An Easement in Gross, normally obtained, say, to bring in a telephone
line, must be described in the deed in order to pass with title.
As a buyer, one of your main concerns would be to note whether
there is an easement in gross located right where you may have
plans to build or expand in the future.
An Appurtenant easements is an interest in a property set aside
for things such as roads. Once created, it will normally stay
with the property from owner to owner, being transferred with
the title whether it is named in the deed or not.
