A person interested in purchasing real property should always determine whether any easements burden or benefit the real property and the impact such easements have on the real property. An easement ...

When you buy real estate, including in the form of a house and the land it sits on, it's your private property to do with as you wish. As long as you follow local zoning and building code rules, you ...

At the present time, finding real estate property to buy has been compared to finding the Loch Ness Monster or Bigfoot. Buyers of land have become more creative and aggressive than ever before in ...

The law and practicality require that every parcel of land have access to a public roadway. For a variety of reasons, a practical solution for a landlocked landowner to access that landlocked parcel ...

Okay, you’re thinking, this is going to be one of Robbins’ columns on some bit of legal arcana. Well sort of… but not really. Especially if you care about your pocket book.Easements by necessity are, ...

You may think of an easement as just a right of way — that is given over your property — to a utility company for overhead power lines, phone cables or underground water pipes. Many properties have ...

On June 26, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 799 (HB 799) into law. HB 799 allows property owners in Florida to create easements on their own land while retaining ownership of both the dominant and ...

In 1980, Congress enacted a law that provided land owners a tax break if they donate a conservation easement. The idea is simple: If someone owns land in some sort of environmentally sensitive area ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - This column normally deals with roads and traffic issues, but sometimes delves into related matters. Today's topic concerns public rights of way, easements and building setbacks.