What are a conservation easement holders responsibilities?
The holder of a conservation easement is responsible for enforcing the restrictions contained in the easement document. To enforce the restrictions, the easement holder regularly monitors the property. To accomplish this, representatives from the easement holder organization visit the property accompanied by the property owner, usually no more than one to two times a year. They determine whether the property remains in the condition described in the easement document. If a monitoring visit reveals that the easement has been violated, the easement holder has the legal right to require the owner to correct the violation and restore the property to the condition described in the easement document.
