FIDALGO ISLAND, Wash. — BNSF Railway intentionally trespassed over the Swinomish Tribe's reservation and breached the terms of an easement agreement made with the Tribe for nearly a decade, a federal ...

Lennar Homes of California will pay Encinitas $1.8 million to use nearly an acre of city-owned land for a future housing development’s entranceway, retaining walls and a bio-filtration basin. The ...

An easement in gross is a legal right that allows an individual or entity to use another person's property for a specific purpose without owning it. Unlike easement appurtenant, which is tied to the ...

Bret Dublinske, a lawyer for Summit Carbon Solutions, argues before the South Dakota Supreme Court on March 19, 2024. The case dealt with eminent domain and other related issues. (Dave Bordewyk/South ...

Conservation easements are meant to preserve open spaces and farmland through strict rules preventing development and changes to the land — but what happens when those rules are broken, and ...

Negotiating an easement agreement can be complicated. The figure is contingent upon a number of factors including the size of the property as well as the length, size and type of the pipeline. The ...

Easements can often create complicated legal problems that require professional knowledge when dealing with property issues. Whether you’re receiving an easement or granting an easement, employing an ...

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 ...