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Many properties are affected by easements. An easement provides one property owner the right to use another property owner’s land. For example, a property owner (“easement holder”) may use water and ...

You may think of an easement as just a right of way — that is given over your property — to a utility company for overhead power lines, phone cables or underground water pipes. Many properties have ...

An easement is a right to make some specific use of land owned by another. Because easements involve the easement owner using land owned by someone else and because it is human nature to value and ...

An encumbrance in real estate refers to any claim, restriction or liability attached to a property that may affect its value or usage. Examples of encumbrances include mortgages, liens, easements or ...