An easement is a right granted by a property owner to another person allowing some land to be set aside for certain purposes, or it may be a property right reserved by a former owner. Easements are commonly granted for pipelines, telephone cables, access roads, power lines, and the like. Thus, if access to your property is poosible only by crossing your neighbors land, you may try to get and easement from him for the right to use that portion of his property.

Most title reports will have the easements listed clearly on them. Make sure that you contact a Realtor or Attorney and have them look over your title and view any easements.

The reason that easements can be found on a preliminary title report is that they are recorded against the subject property.

An Appurtenant easements is an interest in a property set aside for things such as roads. Once created, it will normally stay with the property from owner to owner, being transferred with the title whether it is named in the deed or not.

An Easement in Gross, normally obtained, say, to bring in a telephone line, must be described in the deed in order to pass with title. As a buyer, one of your main concerns would be to note whether there is an easement in gross located right where you may have plans to build or expand in the future.

You can easily find out where the easemnents are located on a property, if any, by ordering a survey. The survey will outline all structures which are located within the property lines.

 

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