In a rescript opinion issued yesterday in Gentili v. Town of Sturbridge (pdf), the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled that a municipality’s acquisition of a prescriptive easement over private property ...

When you buy real estate, including in the form of a house and the land it sits on, it's your private property to do with as you wish. As long as you follow local zoning and building code rules, you ...

Feeling entitled, or deserving or just plain covetous? You have discovered that you are encroaching on your neighbor's property. In California, two inconsistent doctrines can apply to allow you to ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. HARPSWELL — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday vacated a lower ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Montana House on Tuesday passed a bill amended to add restrictions to prescriptive easements ...

Senate Bill 354 to change state laws around easements is back where it started. The bill, brought by Sen. Steve Hinebauch, R-Wibaux, seeks to put some constraints on easements. Specifically, the bill ...

Plaintiffs own residential properties abutting a private road known as “Windmill Lane,” which runs perpendicularly to Further Lane from its southern boundary and terminates near the Atlantic Ocean.

An easement is a common finding during a title search, the crucial step in the homebuying process that confirms the seller’s legal ownership of the property and uncovers any claims or restrictions ...

The Idaho Supreme Court heard arguments Friday in a Kootenai County road-easement case that already has prompted a change in state law, but still has left plaintiff Brent Regan without access to a ...

The New World of Prescriptive Easement Cases In their Land Use column, Adam Leitman Bailey and John M. Desiderio discuss how New York appellate courts determine whether or not a party is entitled to ...

A 2019 lawsuit brought by public land access advocates over the Forest Service’s handling of four disputed trails in the Crazy Mountains is nearing resolution, and the result could have national ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What Is an Easement? Why You Might Have to Share Your Property For many homebuyers, an easement is anything but easy to understand ...