If there was no easement you would have to bear the expense of having a new line installed. Comment: It sounds like the title company and/or the appraisal company missed the boat on this. Check with an attorney.
The easement only applies to the electric company. Your property does not become Public Property.
Yes, a utility company can legally compel a property owner to grant an easement through a process called eminent domain, which allows the government or certain entities to take private property for public use with fair compensation to the property owner.
The land is actually owned by the neighbors. The person having the easement is allowed to use it even though they don't own it (and the owners are not allowed to block that access); that's what an easement is. If you mean "who has to maintain the driveway", that's the responsibility of the person who wants to use it.
You cannot give yourself an easement over property that you yourself own unless you are simultaneously selling the part of the property with the easement on it to someone else, and that buyer agrees to the easement. Otherwise, you already own the property, so the law already recognizes you as the total owner, i.e. you don't need an easement over land you already own.
Yes, a landowner can deny the use of their property for a utility easement, but this may depend on local laws and regulations. If the utility company has the legal right to an easement through eminent domain, they may be able to compel the use of the land despite the owner's objections. However, landowners can negotiate terms or seek compensation for the use of their property. It’s advisable for landowners to consult with legal professionals to understand their rights and options.
Properties without access easements may face restrictions on their ability to be developed or accessed. Without an easement, the property may not have legal access to a public road or utility services, limiting its potential uses and value. It is important for property owners to address these restrictions through legal means such as obtaining an easement or negotiating with neighboring property owners.
He would have to go through legal proceedings concerning property boundaries. It is dountful that he could do this unless it has to do with safety or he has been using the property for 7 years.
That is not considered grandfathered land. if his driveway cuts through your land and is is his only means of accessing public roads then that is called an Easement by Necessity
"Encroachment" is not the same as "blocking" it. If there is a legal easement codified in the deeds, the width of the easement should probably be spelled out. If the legally described width of the easement is being narrowed or "choked" by the planting of the crops to the point of inconvenience - my suggestion would be discuss it with the farmer who planted them and advise him. Legally established easements grant 'passage of necessity' over, under, or through, a property, but they do not imply or convey any ownership rights upon the property over which the easement passes! And it does not mean the property can't use the land for other purposes, it just means that, when necessary, he is legally required to grant passsage over his property.
If an easement is a legal easement as described in a legally filed deed then no an easement can not be blocked. The only way an easement can be released is again through a release by all parties on a recorded deed.
There are many reasons your neighbor might have an easement over one or more roads on your property. Once that easement has vested (he owns it), he has no particular obligation to exercise it, but must protect it from being revoked by others. However, in many cases the neighbor is completely mistaken that he has any property right in the easement at all, having once used the roads with the owner's permission, and that license was simply terminated. Question whether the neighbor would have any proof of ownership of the easement, if you were to file a lawsuit to quiet title.
No because the easement is not owned by the holder. The easement holder does not have the right to put up a gate, they only have the right of ingress and egress through someone else's property.