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Drafting and Interpreting Easements

Recorded easements encumber many parcels of real property, and can constitute a minor or significant property right. Ambiguities in the recorded document often lead to uncertainty and disputes, including disputes that might sink an acquisition. In addition, in our increasingly densely-populated cities, new easements are often necessary to fully use existing parcels or to allow for a changed use of a parcel. Case law is legion, and often conflicting. Learn the nuts and bolts of drafting new and effective easements and interpretive strategies for existing easements.