What's an easment?

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An easement is a right held by a person to enjoy or make limited use of another parties real property.

An easement is interest in real property but is not an ownership interest. An easement interest is the "right to use" and does not include possession.

Three Types of Easments

  1. Easement in gross
  2. Easement appurtenant
  3. Prescriptive Easement
Examples of common easements:
Public utility or power lines, phone lines, water pipes, sewers pipes, gas lines and cable TV.
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