An easement grants someone access to your property for practical purposes or for other reasons. For example, your neighbors may have access to a path on your property to get to the beach. While ...

What is an easement? Sure, it has the word “ease” in it, but most home buyers don’t find it easy to understand. (See what we did there?) The term often crops up after buyers have made an offer on a ...

Editor’s Note: Jason T. Strickland is a member of the Litigation Practice Group at Ward and Smith, P.A. You own land. Is it possible for someone else to have the right to use your land without your ...

IN 1852, KEN CEARLEY'S GREAT-GRANDFATHER CAME TO TEXAS from Georgia. He settled on Walnut Creek in Travis County and grew corn and cotton, had a small herd of milk cows and raised Percheron draft ...

As the region grows in industry and population, land is the greatest asset that directly impacts public health by providing active recreation opportunities and supporting ecosystems that support clean ...

OK, right off the bat, what the heck is an easement, let alone a conservation easement? Simply, an easement is the legal right to use some part (or, at times, all) of the real property of another.

When you buy a freestanding single-family house, you’re typically buying the land it sits on, too. That means you own that property, and no one else can use it without your permission. At least, ...