Welcome to the International Right of Way Association

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Welcome to the International Right of Way
AssociationsCourse 802Legal Aspects of
Easements
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• Introductions
• Who we are
• What we do
• Where we do it
• How long weve been doing it
• Our goals for the day...

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ObjectivesAt the conclusion of the day, you will
be able to...

• Express an understanding of the principles
  
  and practices relating to
• Easements Statutory rights of way
• Restrictive covenants Profits a prendre
• Licences
• Describe the basic similarities and
  differences among the interests presented.

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Housekeeping
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Schedule (1)

• 800 - 830 Introductions, Etc.
• 830 - 900 Property Interests
• 900 - 930 Restraints to
• Interests in Land
• 930 - 1145 Easements

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Schedule (2)

• 100 - 200 Easement Termination
• 200 - 245 Scope of Use
• 300 - 330 Location and Width
• 330 - 400 Negative Easements
• 400 - 415 Review
• 415 - 500 Examination

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Bundle of Rights
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Contract Rights
Legal relationships but they are not interests in
land.
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Restraints

• Property/Contract
• Statutory
• Common Law

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The Rights Path
Rights
Property (bundle of rights)
Contract
Property Statutory Common Law
Restrictions
Easement Statutory Right of Way Restrictive
Covenant Profit a Prendre
Limitations on the Restrictions
Limitations on the Restrictions
Licence
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Easement

• An easement is a non-possessoryinterest one has
  in theproperty of another for aspecific purpose.

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Dominant and Servient Tenements

• Dominant estate is the propertybenefited by the
  easement.
• Servient estate is the propertyburdened by the
  easement.

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Easement Appurtenant

• Easement Appurtenant
• is an easement for the
• benefit of another real
• estate parcel.
• Runs with the land.

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Easement Examples

• Access Avigation
• Building Support Conservation
• Construction Drainage
• Encroachments Highways
• Light Nuisance
• Pipelines and Wirelines Planting
• Scenic Sight
• Water Rights

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Contract or Deed

• A contract or deed creates an interest
• in property in a written document
• containing all the elements of a
• valid deed.

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Implication Example

Parcel Y
Driveway
Parcel Z
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Easement Creation

• Contract or Deed Implication
• Necessity Statute
• Expropriation Prescription

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Breach Remedies

• Monetary
• Specific Performance
• Injunction

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Easement Termination

• Abandonment Release
• Lack of Necessity Merger
• Use Becomes Illegal Date or Purpose
• Expropriation

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Lightening Round

• Abandonment 4 Non-use coupled
• with intent not
• to use
• Expiration 5 At the end of a
• specified term
• or at the end of
• a particular use

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Lightening Round

• Release 1 A document that
• relinquishes the
• easement owners
• interest or conveys
• the interest to the
• servient estate

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Lightening Round

• Merger 6 Combining the
• easement interest
• with the fee simple
• interest
• Expropriation 2 Statutory process

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Lightening Round

• Lack of Necessity 3 A change in
• circumstances
• that renders the
• easement moot
• Use Becomes
• Unlawful 7 The purpose for
• the easement is
• no longer legal

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Statutory Right of Way (1)

• A statutory right of way is an interest
• in land similar to an easement.

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Statutory Right of Way (2)

• A statutory right
• of way does not
• benefit another
• real estate parcel.

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Statutory Right of Way Examples

• Access Drainage
• Eliminate Nuisance Encroachment
• Correction
• Lines Public Roads
• Telecommunication Towers Water Rights

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Statutory Right of Way Creation

• Statute
• Contract
• Expropriation

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Statutory Right of Way Termination

• Abandonment Agreement Between
• Parties
• Lack of Necessity Use Becomes
• Unlawful
• Expropriation

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Restrictive Covenant

• A restrictive covenant restricts
• land use. The provisions are negative.

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Restrictive Covenant Examples

• Development Schemes
• Light and View
• Use

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Restrictive Covenant Creation

• Statute
• Contract
• Expropriation
• Prescription or Adverse Possession

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RestrictiveCovenant Termination

• Agreement or Release
• Lack of Necessity
• Merger
• Use Becomes Unlawful
• Expropriation

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Profit a Prendre

• Profit a prendre is the right to take
• the products from the soil of
• another.

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Profit a Prendre Examples

• Minerals (including gravel)
• Petroleum
• Timber or Turf
• Fishing and Hunting
• Crops

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Profit a Prendre Creation

• Contract
• Expropriation
• Prescription or Adverse Possession

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Profit a Prendre Termination

• Agreement of Release
• Merger
• Use Becomes Unlawful
• Expropriation

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The Rights Path
Rights
Property (bundle of rights)
Contract
Property Statutory Common Law
Restrictions
Easement Statutory Right of Way Restrictive
Covenant Profit a Prendre
Limitations on the Restrictions
Limitations on the Restrictions
Licence
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License

• A license is a contractual right
• to do some act on the property of
• another.

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License Examples

• Simple or Bare License
• Contract License
• License combined with an Interest

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License Creation

• Orally or in writing
• (Formal) Agreement

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License Termination

• At Will
• Stated in Agreement
• Estoppel
• Use Becomes Unlawful
• Expropriation

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ObjectivesRight now, you should be able to...

• Express an understanding of the principles
  
  and practices relating to
• Easements Statutory rights of way
• Restrictive covenants Profits a prendre
• Licences
• Describe the basic similarities and
  differences among the interests presented.

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Thank you!
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