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Appurtenant Easement: An easement that is annexed to the ownership of one parcel and allows the owner the use of the neighbors land.

Party Wall Easement: A party wall can be an exterior wall on a building that straddles the boundary line between two lots, or it can be a commonly shared partition wall between two connected properties. Each lot . . . View Full Definition

Easement In Gross: An easement that is not created for the benefit of any land owned by the owner of the easement but that attaches personally to the easement owner. For exam ple, a right granted by Eleanor Fr . . . View Full Definition

Easement By Prescription: An easement acquired by continuous, open and hostile use of property for the period of time prescribed by state law.

Implied Easement: When the owner of two or more adjacent properties sells a part thereof, he or she grants by implication all those apparent and visible easements which are necessary for the reasonable use of . . . View Full Definition

Negative Easement: An easement where the owner of a servient estate is prohibited from doing something on his or her estate that is otherwise lawful, because it will affect the dominant estate.

Easement By Necessity: An easement allowed by law as necessary for the full enjoyment of a parcel of real estate, for example, a right of ingress and egress over a grantors land.

Utility Easement: The area of the earth that has electric, gas, or telephone lines. These areas may be owned by the homeowner, but the utility company has the legal right to enter the area as necessary to rep . . . View Full Definition

Easement By Estoppel: An easement created when a persons words or actions lead another to believe that an easement exists. If, in relying on those words or actions, the easement user acts to his or her detriment, . . . View Full Definition

Conservation Easement: Acquisition of rights and interest to a property to protect identified conservation or resource values, using a reserved interest deed. Since the mid 1970s, conservation easements have been . . . View Full Definition