by Schorr Law | Sep 18, 2026 | Easement
Paving a Gravel Driveway If you hold an easement over someone else’s property for road access, you might assume you can improve that road however you see fit, including paving it. A recent California appellate decision says otherwise. In Bernstein v. Sebring, 116...
by Schorr Law | May 5, 2026 | Easement, Ownership
Prescriptive Easements in California: What Neighbors Need to Know What Is a Prescriptive Easement? Prescriptive easement California law allows someone to gain legal use of another person’s property after five years of continuous, open, and unauthorized use. Think of...
by Schorr Law | Apr 20, 2026 | Easement
Most easement issues in California do not create problems—until a dispute, property sale, or development decision brings the issue into focus. Easement type can directly affect who can use the property, whether those rights transfer to a new owner, and how the...
by Schorr Law | Apr 3, 2026 | Easement, Ownership, Property Dispute, Quiet Title
How to Establish (or Challenge) a Prescriptive Easement in California Property disputes between neighbors are common in California, especially when someone uses another person’s land for years without formal permission under California property law principles...
by Schorr Law | Mar 6, 2026 | Easement
Understanding Easements Appurtenant in California Property disputes in California often arise not from ownership itself, but from how land can legally be used. Even when property boundaries are clear, disagreements frequently occur over access rights, shared...
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by WPHHAdmin | Jul 18, 2025 | Easement, Leases
How to Stop Prescriptive Easement Quick-Answer TL;DR California landlords can stop a prescriptive easement by disrupting any one element before the five-year mark. Interrupt continuity —install a fence, gate, or other barrier. Remove hostility —grant written,...
