Why Public Easement Termination by Abandonment? Under certain circumstances, an easement acquired by public utilities for a public purpose can be terminated by abandonment. This is possible whether an easement was originally created by prescription, grant, or eminent...
In a previous post, we explained the nature of a public utility easement and how it can affect your property. In this post, I will discuss the termination of a public utility easement when it is located in a public right of way and that public right of way is...
A public road or any other public property devoted to a public use cannot be terminated or considered as vacated or abandoned by the acts of the owner of the servient tenement alone. For more on how a servient tenement can terminate a private easement, take a look at...
As we previously discussed in an earlier blog post, reciprocal easement agreements are agreements common in the commercial property setting. Property owners who share common areas commonly enter into REAs. It is also common for developers to have a reciprocal...
In commercial real estate, reciprocal easement agreements (REAs) are commonly used to set forth agreements regarding easements, restrictions and covenants between property owners sharing common areas or adjoining properties. REAs are most common for shopping centers...
What should you do if you are having a dispute with your neighbor? Should you contact them right away? Send them a letter? Call the police? There is a common saying that good fences make good neighbors. But what happens when that fence becomes a problem because you...
