§7.1 - Introduction and Scope

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§7.1 INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE

This chapter is divided into four main segments: (1) the creation of easements; (2) the extent of an easement, including a discussion of the scope and extent of use and the different and permissible variations and changes in use; (3) the transfer of easements; and (4) the duration and termination of easements, including a discussion of voluntary terminations, such as release or abandonment, and involuntary terminations, such as foreclosure. This chapter also includes a discussion of licenses and compares them to easements. It does not attempt to cover such items as the taxation of easements, water law (including the rights of neighboring landowners with respect to such items as encroachments or surface water runoff), or...