Schorr Law’s Los Angeles based easement attorneys discuss whether a landowner can grant additional easement over an existing easement already on their land. As discussed below, this is generally permitted, as long as the additional easement does not unreasonably...
At Schorr Law our real estate lawyers Los Angeles have extensive experience litigating, drafting and negotiating all types of easements. We are constantly asked to give advice regarding whether an easement is obtainable and how easy it will be to obtain. This is a...
Express Easement Definition/Meaning An express easement is an easement that is created by agreement between the dominant and servient tenement. Although the express easement often specifies the purpose of the easement, e.g. ingress and egress, it can often be silent...
An easement is defined as a “nonpossessory interest in the land of another that gives its owner the right to use the land of another or to prevent the property owner from using his land.” (Beyer v. Tahoe Sands Resort (3d Dist. 2005) 129 Cal.App.4th 1458, 1472.) The...
Easement appurtenant vs Easement in gross – Key Takeaways Easement Appurtenant: This type of easement is attached to the land and benefits one property (the dominant estate) while burdening another (the servient estate). It is meant to be binding on successive...
In a recent post, we discussed how easements can be terminated by merger. In this post, we will discuss how an easement extinguished by merger can be revived. Although an easement is extinguished by a merger of the dominant and servient estates, there are certain...