easement rights
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CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
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EASEMENT RIGHTS
Divya RamanCorporate Department
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
INTRODUCTION
An easement is a certain right to use the real property of another without possessing it. It is "best typified in the right of way which one landowner, A, may enjoy over the land of another, B.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
EXAMPLES
• Right-of-way (easements of way) • Easements of support (pertaining to
excavations) • Easements of "light and air" • Rights pertaining to artificial waterways
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
DOMINANT AND SERVIENT ESTATE
Easements require existence of two parties:The party gaining the benefit of the easement - Dominant estate.The party granting the burden – Servient estate.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
TYPES OF EASEMENTS
• AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE EASEMENTS
An affirmative easement is the right to use another's property for a specific purpose, while a negative easement is the right to prevent another from performing an otherwise lawful activity on their property.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
• PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EASEMENTSA private easement is held by private
individuals or entities. A public easement grants an easement for a public use, for example, to allow the public an access over a parcel owned by an individual.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
• EXPRESS AND IMPLIED EASEMENTSAn express easement may be "granted"
or "reserved" in a deed or other legal instrument. Implied easements are not recorded or explicitly stated, but reflect the practices and customs of use for a property. They are very complex.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
• EASEMENT BY NECESSITYNecessity alone is an insufficient claim to
create any easement. A court order is necessary to determine the existence of an easement by necessity. This method of creating an easement, being an active creation by a court of an otherwise non-existent right, will be automatically extinguished upon termination of the necessity.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
• EASEMENT BY PRIOR USEEasements by prior use are based on the
idea that land owners can intend to create an easement, but forget to include it in the deed. Eg: A sells the front lot, but forgets to get an easement for driveway access. An easement may be created by prior use.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Five elements to establish an easement by prior use are:1. Common ownership of both properties at one time 2. Followed by a severance 3. Use occurs before the severance and afterward
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
4. Notice a. Not simply visibility, but apparent or
discoverable by reasonable inspection (e.g. the hidden existence of a sewer line that a plumber could identify may be notice enough)
5. Necessary and beneficial b. Reasonably necessary c. Not the "strict necessity" required by an
easement by necessity
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
• EASEMENT BY PRESCRIPTIONEasements by prescription, also called
prescriptive easements, are implied easements granted after the dominant estate has used the property in a hostile, continuous and open manner for a statutorily prescribed number of years.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
• EASEMENT BY ESTOPPELWhen a property owner misrepresents the existence of
an easement while selling a property and does not include an express easement in the deed to the buyer, the court may step in and create an easement. Easements by estoppel generally look to any promises not made in writing, any money spent by the benefiting party in reliance on the representations of the burdened party. If the court finds that the buyer acted in good faith and relied on the seller's promises, the court will create an easement by estoppel.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
INDIAN EASEMENTS ACT, 1882
• Chapter II – Imposition, Acquisition and Transfer of Easements
• Chapter III – Incidents of Easements• Chapter IV – Disturbance of Easements• Chapter V – Extinction, Suspension and
Revival of Easements
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
EASEMENTS AND LICENSES
1. An easement is a privilege to use or occupy the land of another for a specific duration and for a precise and definite purpose which is not inconsistent with the owner's rights in the property. License is the personal and revocable permission to perform acts on the land of another.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
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2. Easements - longer duration and generally not revocable.License – shorter and generally revocable.
3. Easements become part of the property.Licenses are personal between the licensor and licensee.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
4. To the extent consideration is paid for the right to use your neighbor's land, a license will usually cost less than an easement.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
CONCLUSION
Thus concluding, an easement is a right which the owner of a property has to compel the owner of another property to permit something to be done, or to refrain from doing something on the servient element for the benefit of the dominant element.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATOREBB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com