An easement is a real estate concept that allows one entity, whether an individual or organization, to use another entity's property in a stated way. Some easements come attached to a specific piece of property, with the dominant property holding the easement over the servient property.
An express easement is created by a written agreement between landowners granting or reserving an easement. Express easements must be signed by both parties and are typically recorded with the deeds to each property.
An easement is defined as the grant of a nonpossessory property interest that grants the easement holder permission to use another person's land.
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An easement is a "nonpossessory" property interest that allows the holder of the easement to have a right of way or use property that they do not own or possess. An easement doesn't allow the easement holder to occupy the land or to exclude others from the land unless they interfere with the easement holder's use.
Generally, the owner of any easement has a duty to maintain the easement. If the easement is owned by more than one person, or is attached parcels of land under different ownership, each owner must share in the cost of maintaining the easement pursuant to their agreement.
An easement is the right to cross or use someone else's land for a specific purpose. The owner of the easement does not own the land, just the right to use it. The owner of the land may also use the area covered by the easement as long as they do not interfere unreasonably with the purpose of the easement.
A private easement is an agreement between two property owners giving the owner of one property the right to use another's property for a specific purpose. For example, such an easement might be drawn up if a neighbor needs to run pipe under your property to get to their house. These may be freely granted or sold.