Temporary Easement

¶10 An easement by prescription is an easement obtained by adverse possession for the prescriptive period, which in Oklahoma is fifteen years. Permissive use of a way over the land of another will not ripen into an easement, regardless of the number of years of use.

Courts generally assume easements are created to last forever unless otherwise indicated in the document creating the easement. Despite this, an individual granting an easement should avoid any potential problems by expressly providing that the easement is permanent.

An easement is a limited right to use another person's land for a stated purpose. Examples of easements include the use of private roads and paths, or the use of a landowner's property to lay railroad tracks or electrical wires.

Prescription: Oklahoma allows a third, less common type of implied easement known as an easement by prescription. In order for a court to approve or recognize an easement by prescription, the party using the land they do not own has to show they consistently used the land to their benefit for at least 15 years.

The right to walk is the easement and lawful use cannot be trespassing. If the easement sets out a right to walk, then the owner of the land is bound to abide by that and allow use.

In order to claim legal title under Oklahoma adverse possession law, an individual must occupy the property for at least 15 years, while the rightful landowner has two years to challenge the adverse occupation.

Temporary Easement means a grant in the manner of a permission to enter, easements of a limited duration or time or other similar written permission for the purposes of temporary access or in the case of the District temporary access, construction, repair or maintenance.

Open and Notorious. The person seeking adverse possession must occupy a parcel of land in a manner that is open and obvious.Exclusive.Hostile.Statutory Period.Continuous and Uninterrupted.

A statutory easement may be created for the passage of water, sewerage, drainage, gas, electricity and other services within a community or neighbourhood scheme.The sites of these easements are shown in a 'Service Works As Executed' diagram included in the statement.