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Alabama Easement Laws

An easement is a right of use over the land of another. Easements may be implied or express depending on the circumstances...

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Alaska Easement Laws

An easement is a non-possessory right of use over the land of another and obligates the owner of the servient tenement (the land burdened by the eas...

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Arizona Easement Laws

An easement is a legal right to use the property of another for a specific purpose.  Easements may be identified on a subdivision plat, survey, or ...

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Arkansas Easement Laws

An easement is a non-possessory right to use the land of another for a specific purpose.  Once an easement is granted, the grantor may not interfer...

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Building Permit

If you are remodeling or adding on to your home, you will be required to obtain a building permit from your local building department. Permits take ...

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California Easement Laws

An easement is a right of use over the property of another for a specific purpose.  Under California law, an easement may be established in the fol...

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Commercial Zoning & Permits

Commercial zoning is property in which commercial real estate is going to be built on. Commercial property consists of buildings and businesses; sho...

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Connecticut Easement Laws

An easement is a right of use over the property of another and gives the easement holder a non-possessory interest in the land of the property owner...

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Conservation Easements

A conservation easement is a restriction placed on a piece of property to protect its associated resources against development.  The resource is usua...

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Delaware Easement Laws

An easement gives the easement holder a right of use over the land of another.  Once an easement has been granted, the grantor may not interfere wi...

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Easements

Property easement is a right to use some part of a property for a specific purpose. A survey will define the property lines to hopefully prevent any...

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Florida Easement Laws

An easement is a right to use the land of another for a specific purpose.  Once an easement has been granted, the grantor cannot interfere with the...

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Georgia Easement Laws

An easement gives its holder the right to use the property of another for a specific purpose.  Under Georgia law, an easement may be created in fou...

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Getting a Property Survey When Purchasing Real Estate

A property or real estate survey will assist the purchaser of real property to determine whether fences, trees or other such objects are properly lo...

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Hawaii Easement Laws

An easement gives one party the right to use the property of another party for a specific purpose.  This is known as an affirmative easement.  An ...

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Idaho Easement Laws

An easement is a non-possessory right to use the land of another for a limited purpose. An easement may be for the benefit of the adjoining land or...

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Illinois Easement Laws

An easement is a non-possessory right of use over the land of another.  Most easements are affirmative, meaning that they give the easement holder ...

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Indiana Easement Laws

An easement is a right of use over the land of another for a specific purpose. An easement gives the easement holder a non-possessory interest in t...

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Iowa Easement Laws

An easement is a non-possessory right of use over the land of another. Generally, an easement is granted for a specific purpose and the easement ho...

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Kansas Easement Laws

An affirmative easement gives a person or business the right to use the land of another for a specific purpose.  Most easements are affirmative.  ...

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Kentucky Easement Laws

An easement gives the easement holder a non-possessory interest in the grantor's land and allows the easement holder to use the grantor's land for a...

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Louisiana Easement Laws

Unlike the law of the other forty-nine states which is derived from British common law, Louisiana law has its origins in the Napoleonic code. Louisi...

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Maine Easement Laws

An easement is a non-possessory right of use over the land of another. Easements...

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Maryland Easement Laws

An easement gives its holder a right of use over the land of another and arises...

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Massachusetts Easement Laws

An easement is a right of use over the land of another for a specific purpose. Easements may be either express or implied.

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Michigan Easement Laws

An easement creates a non-possessory right of use in another's land. Generally, an easement may be used for a very limited purpose and the easement...

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Minnesota Easement Laws

An easement gives a party the right to use the property of another for a specific purpose.  An easement gives the easement holder a non-possessory ...

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Mississippi Easement Laws

An easement is a non-possessory right of use in the land of another.  Easements are typically granted for very specific and limited purposes and th...

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Missouri Easement Laws

An easement is a right of use over the land of another for a specific purpose.  An easement bestows a non-possessory interest on the easement holde...

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Montana Easement Laws

An easement is an interest in the land in and over which it is enjoyed.  An easement differs from a license in that a license bestows no legal inte...

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Nebraska Easement Laws

An easement is the privilege of using the land of another for a specific purpose.  Among the...

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Nevada Easement Laws

An easement is a non-possessory interest in and right to use the land of another.  Generally, easements are granted for very specific and limited p...

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New Hampshire Easement Laws

An easement is a right to use the property of another for a specific purpose.  Easements falls within one of two categories: 1) easements in gross ...

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New Jersey Easement Laws

Easements are divided into two classifications: 1) affirmative easements and 2) negative easements.  An affirmative easement gives a grantee the ri...

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New York Easement Laws

An easement is the right to use the land of another for a limited purpose.  Such easements are known as affirmative easements.  Some easements li...

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North Carolina Easements

An easement is a non-possessory interest in the land of another.  An easement is created when a land owner grants a right to use his property to an...

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North Dakota Easement Laws

An easement is a non-possessory right of use over the land of another.  An easement may be for the benefit of a particular parcel of land or for th...

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Ohio Easement Laws

An easement is a limited right of use over the property of another...

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Oklahoma Easement Laws

An easement gives a person a limited right to use the property of another and constitutes a non-possessory interest in that property. Some easement...

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Oregon Easement Laws

An easement is the right of use over the property of another.  Easements are created by grant or reservation, express or implied...

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Pennsylvania Easement Laws

An easement is a non-possessory right of use over the land of another. Easements are either affirmative or negative. An affirmative easement gran...

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Property Easements: Legally Forming an Agreement

Easements can be established in numerous ways. Ranging from a handshake understanding between neighbors to a more complicated property use transactio...

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Property Law

Property signifies dominion or right of use, control, and disposition which one may lawfully exercise over things, objects, or land. The basic dividin...

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Rhode Island Easement Laws

There are two kinds of easements: 1) affirmative and 2) negative.  Affirmative easements give a person or entity the right to use the property of a...

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South Carolina Easement Laws

An easement is a non-possessory, limited right of use over the land of another. Once an easement is granted, neither the grantor nor the grantee ca...

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South Dakota Easement Laws

An easement is a limited right of use over the property of another.  Easements may be established by grant or reservation and may be affirmative or ...

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Tennessee Easement Laws

An easement is a non-possessory interest in the land of another and gives its holder the right to use that land for a specific purpose.  Once an ea...

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Texas Easement Laws

An easement is a right of use over the land of another for a specific purpose.  Easements are granted for a variety of purposes.  Examples of eas...

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Utah Easement Laws

An easement gives an easement holder a non-possessory interest in the land of another and allows him to use that land in a particular manner.  Ease...

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Vermont Easement Laws

An easement is a limited right of use over the property of another and may be created by grant or reservation.  Easements are either express or...

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Virginia Easement Laws

An easement is a non-possessory right of use over the land of another.  An easement holder has the right to use the landowner's property for a desi...

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Washington DC Easement Laws

An easement is a non-possessory right of use over the land of another.  Easements are typically granted for very specific and limited purposes.  ...

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Washington Easement Laws

An easement is a non-possessory right of use over the land of another.  Easements are typically granted for very specific and limited purposes.  ...

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Washington Easements

An easement is a non-possessory right of use in the land of another.  Easements are generally divided into two catergories:

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West Virginia Easement Laws

An easement gives its holder a right to use the property of the grantor for a designated purpose. Such an easement is known as an affirmative easem...

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What is Adverse Possession?

Most land owners have heard of adverse possession, but this doctrine is quite often misunderstood. This article will explain what adverse possession...

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Wisconsin Easement Laws

An easement is a limited right of use over the land of another.  Easements may be either affirmative or negative, appurtenant or in gross, and expre...

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Wyoming Easement Laws

An easement is a right to use the land of another for a designated purpose.  Easements are generally divided into two categories based on the benef...

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Zoning and Permits

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