In Brooklyn, New York, the statutory period for claiming a prescriptive easement is typically 10 years. This period requires that the use of the property be continuous, open, notorious, and adverse to the interests of the property owner. If these conditions are met for the full 10 years, a claimant may be able to establish a prescriptive easement. It is advisable to consult with a legal professional for specific cases and nuances.
MGL Chapter 187: Section 2. Easements by prescription "No person shall acquire by adverse use or enjoyment a right or privilege of way or other easement from, in, upon or over the land of another, unless such use or enjoyment is continued uninterruptedly for twenty years."
A prescriptive easement is an easement created from an open, adverse, and continuous use over a statutory period. If you have ever heard of adverse posession, it is essentially the same thing except that it creates an easement as opposed to someone acquiring the title to land. In some states (such as MA) the law also requires that the continuous use be "exclusive", meaning that only the person claiming the easement by prescription has been using it during the statutory period, not just everyone who comes along. Also, a prescriptive easement may be defeated if the landowner occasionally blocks the access to everyone. That way, anyone who incorrectly believes he or she has a right to go across the land will discover it is not true.
Answer: A "prescriptive easement" would run with the land and could not be conveyed separately.
There would be no prescriptive claims in any case: licensed use is not hostile and a recorded easement presumes fair consideration.
Prescriptive easements are similar to the concept of adverse possession. A prescriptive easement can only be created if the other party is using your property without your consent, that use is continuous, and it is "open and notorious" and adverse to your claim of perfect title for the statutory period, which varies from state to state but is usually at least a few years. Then the other party would have to sue to quiet the title to the easement in their favor. So, all that mumbo-jumbo aside, just don't let a neighbor use your property. Let them know if they are using your property and you are unhappy with it. If you are civil, most folks are willing to be amicable. If the use continues, consult an attorney about your best course of action.
A quick check for information regarding prescriptive easements in Indiana yielded the following case. The section that recited the statutory period required to establish a prescriptive easement (20 years) is provided below. PAUL WILFONG vs THE CESSNA CORPORATION IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA No. 47A01-0310-CV-406 August 3, 2004 "Prescriptive easements are not favored in the law, and in Indiana, the party claiming one must meet stringent requirements. Corporation for General Trade v. Sears, 780 N.E.2d 405, 410 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002). In order to establish the existence of a prescriptive easement, the evidence must show an actual, open, notorious, continuous, uninterrupted, adverse use for twenty years under a claim of right, or by continuous adverse use with the knowledge and acquiescence of the servient owner. Bauer v. Harris, 617 N.E.2d 923, 927 (Ind. Ct. App. 1993)."
If you are the one who has filed a claim for a prescriptive easement over another person's property you should have recorded a notice of your claim in the land records. That notice is called a lis pendens. If someone has filed a claim to acquire a prescriptive easement over your property you must let a buyer know of the claim if you know about it. You should seek the advice of an attorney.
The business can use the easement if it was granted the use of that easement in their deed.The business can use the easement if it was granted the use of that easement in their deed.The business can use the easement if it was granted the use of that easement in their deed.The business can use the easement if it was granted the use of that easement in their deed.
Access to an easement is usually provided in the document that granted the easement. There would be no point in granting an easement right that cannot be used.Access to an easement is usually provided in the document that granted the easement. There would be no point in granting an easement right that cannot be used.Access to an easement is usually provided in the document that granted the easement. There would be no point in granting an easement right that cannot be used.Access to an easement is usually provided in the document that granted the easement. There would be no point in granting an easement right that cannot be used.
A grant of a statutory easement to a municipality may well include the right to put in a road with utilities, unless it specifically says otherwise, but your attorney should be able to school you on the local implications.
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.
may be created by continuous and uninterrupted use, by a single party, for a period of five years. The use must be against the owner's wishes and be open and notorious. No confrontation with the owner is required and property taxes do not have to be paid. The party wishing to obtain the prescriptive easement must have some reasonable claim to the use of the property