
An easement gives someone the right to use or control part of somebody else’s land. An easement can be deliberately created through the land owner’s permission. The parties can formalize this by writing up a grant deed, a quitclaim, or an easement deed.
Permanent easements can also be created by a court order, or through deed restrictions.
But sometimes, an easement is just a mutual understanding that the person next door is using part of the owner’s land. An implied easement might exist, then. But only when the land is divided and transferred.
Here, we look at the making of an easement — and the signs that an implied easement has been created.
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