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Property rights known as easements may benefit or burden a business. Most easements give the easement holder the legal right to use real property owned by another party for a limited purpose. A ...

Not many weeks ago, I wrote about adverse possession and “squatter’s rights” for legally stealing title to real estate belonging to another owner. Just in case you missed it, that article explained ...

A few weeks ago, I received an e-mail from a son concerned about his 80-year-old mother's home, which apparently has its driveway a few feet on a neighbor's vacant lot. He reports his mother has owned ...

A few weeks ago, I received an e-mail from a son concerned about his 80-year-old mother’s home, which apparently has its driveway a few feet on a neighbor’s vacant lot. He reports his mother has owned ...

An easement is a legal right to use part of someone else’s property for a specific purpose, such as a shared driveway or utility access. Easements are typically documented in property records and ...

Answer: These are two aspects of your property that you can’t access visually. Both easements and setbacks are defined by some sort of regulation or legal document. An easement is a legal conditional ...

The 2023 omnibus spending bill, signed into law by President Biden last month, is a massive $1.7 billion spending spree, but the 4,000-page package does include a modicum of fiscal prudence. It will ...