What is an easement?
Webster’s Dictionary describes it as “a right to make use of another’s property.” Most properties in Apple Valley have drainage and utility easements of varying widths and lengths. Usually the easements are along the perimeter of the lot. Easements are needed for public and private facilities and uses including stormwater runoff; water, sewer, and storm sewer lines; gas lines; buried phone, electric and cable lines; and also as protective buffers for environmentally sensitive areas.
Definition of Easement– n. the right to use the real property of another for a specific purpose. The easement is itself a real property interest, but legal title to the underlying land is retained by the original owner for all other purposes. Common easements include the right to pass across the property, the right to construct and maintain a roadway across the property, the right to construct a utility or pipeline under the land, or a power line over the land.
An easement is the right afforded a person, company, or agency, to make limited use of another’s real property. Utility companies obtain easements for the installation and maintenance of power lines, telephone or television cables, gas lines, and water, and sewer mains. Residents and business owners must check with local utilities to be sure there are no easements along the proposed fence line or construction improvement. Also, check your mortgage survey, deed, or plat of the subdivision for easement information.
