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With summer weather upon us, beach and shoreline access is a timely topic. For beachfront or oceanfront (littoral) landowners, keeping trespassers off of their private property is often a primary concern. For beachgoers, access to the beach and ocean is the ultimate...
Most people are familiar with the concept of easements. As defined by Black's Law Dictionary (7th ed.), an easement isAn interest in land owned by another person, consisting in the right to use or control the land, or an area above or below it, for a specific limited...
Fences, driveways, structures, lawns, gardens, trees or shrubbery often extend beyond a deeded property line and encroach onto another's property. The area of land may only be a few feet wide or consist of an entire parcel. Depending on the duration and nature of the...
Some landowners have private roadways or footpaths existing on their property (the servient estate) that serve as easements or rights of ways for use by other individuals (easement holders). Often these passageways have existed for many years. They can range from...