Topic
Easement
193 published works
Texas Agriculture Law Blog
Texas Supreme Court Opinion Addresses Scope of Easement by Estoppel
The Texas Supreme Court recently issued an important opinion in Boerschig v. Rio Grande Electric Cooperative with regard to implied electrical line easements and the scope thereof. Photo by David Leveque on Unsplash Background In 1945,…
Real Estate, Development, Sales and Leasing Industry Legal Blog
TECO Energy Easements in Hillsborough County: Understanding the Difference Between a Taking and an Easement
If you own property in Hillsborough County, you may one day open the mailbox to find a letter from Tampa Electric, also known as TECO. The letter might mention a…
Real Estate, Development, Sales and Leasing Industry Legal Blog
FPL Transmission Line Easements: Your Rights as a Florida Landowner
A letter arrives from Florida Power & Light. The utility wants an easement across your property to build or expand a transmission line. Maybe a surveyor has already walked your…
Real Estate, Development, Sales and Leasing Industry Legal Blog
Sunshine State Gas Pipeline: What an Easement Really Means for Your Land Value
A surveyor’s flags appear along your back acreage. A few weeks later, a letter arrives from a natural gas company asking you to sign an easement so a pipeline can…
Energy & Utilities Industry Legal Blog
Sabal Trail Pipeline Easements: How to Respond to an Interstate Pipeline Right-of-Way Offer
If a land agent has contacted you about running a natural gas easement across your Florida property, you are facing a high-stakes negotiation with a sophisticated counterparty. The first question…
A Lawyer Writes
Beach huts and boat hires
Just before the summer holidays, five justices of the UK Supreme Court will spend a day thinking about beach huts. Peter Stenner owns three near the River Teign beach in…
Oil and Gas Lawyer Blog
Boerschig v. Rio Grande Electric Cooperative: What is the Scope of an Easement by Estoppel?
On May 22 the Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in Boerschig v. Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, No. 24-0213. Four Justices joined the majority opinion by Justice Busby; Justice Hawkins also…
Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog
Mind the Invisible Lines: Easements Every Board Encounters
They may be invisible, but easements run throughout your community. What are they, and why do you need to understand them? At some point, nearly every board will encounter an…
SCOV Law
Property Perils
By: Elizabeth Kruska Before I went to law school I worked for a land conservancy and thought I’d really like doing work with property. Then I went to law school and took…
California Real Estate Lawyers Blog
California Access Easements -When they may be Paved or Graveled
By Law Office Of James J. Falcone
Written by a Human, not AI. Easements for ingress and egress usually only specify a width and location of the easement, without addressing the nature of the surface or improvements…