Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What Is an Easement? Why You Might Have to Share Your Property For many homebuyers, an easement is anything but easy to understand ...

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, ...

Stuart M. Saft, a partner with Dewey & LeBoeuf, writes that Congress has provided the owners of real estate with the ability to donate the façade of a building that has historical significance; ...

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An easement — an interest in the land of another entitling the easement owner to a limited use or enjoyment of another’s land — can be established by a variety of theories. Among them are: Express ...

Since Congress passed the bipartisan legislation that created conservation easements in 1980, the amount of land permanently protected from development has increased significantly. Today, nearly 30 ...

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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 ...

One of the most common types of real estate cases we litigate are easement disputes. Since easements usually involve one’s personal residence or investment property, such disputes may be deeply ...

The enactment of the new conservation easement law adds further restrictions to an area of the tax law that was already rife with potential pitfalls. But on the positive side, the new IRS safe harbor ...