If there is a river or other waterway located on your property, you may wonder if you have a right of access to it. Since it’s on your property, you would think that you would have access, but that access doesn’t necessarily come with a right to exclusive use. When a...
In a perfect world, everyone would have direct access to their home and unilateral control over what they do with their property. However, the reality is not always so simple. One such instance of responsibility is where you grant your neighbor an easement through...
You’ve worked hard to acquire your property, and you have a right to enjoy it and use it as you please. You have a weekend getaway that you utilize to get out of the city. Unfortunately, you haven’t had the chance to go for several months now. When you finally get...
Purchasing a new home can be a very exciting time. You may have spent months looking for that ideal spot and finally found it. Unfortunately, even when exercising due diligence, flaws with the property can become apparent after purchase. What are some of the more...
Your neighbor's trees have been growing out of control and stretching over your fence so that the branches hang over the driveway. That's where you park your car, and it's where your kids often play on their bikes or with other toys. You're nervous that one of those...
Liens are more common than you think, and there is a big chance you have a lien on your home. A lien is a creditor's claim on a property that allows them to recover amounts due if you default. Liens can be voluntary, like a mortgage loan, since you provided consent...
As a real estate developer, buying property is the core of your business. And that means you need to know exactly what it is that you're buying. Many times, people are unsure about things like property boundary lines or exactly how much land they own. The average...
You’ve found the perfect piece of property, and you’re ready to buy. Then you learn that the property has an easement attached. An easement gives someone other than the property owner the legal right to use that property for a specific purpose, regardless of anyone’s...
When you bought the land to build your dream home, you knew that you wouldn't have any access to the road. Based on the other plots of land around it and the position of the roads in that part of the state, your land was cut off. This is why it was such a good deal...
Unlike a laptop or a bag, it’s pretty hard to imagine someone simply taking a home, a hunting cabin or a plot of land and claiming it as their own -- but it can actually happen. Generally speaking, you can’t claim ownership of a piece of real estate without a lot of...
