Easements
Published on May 06, 2016
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EASEMENTS & LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS
Easements
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Elements of Easements
- Interest in land of another
- Agreement
- Nonpossessory
- Description of easement area
Similar Concepts
- Easements
- Rights of Way
- Profits a Prendre
- Licenses
- Permits
Affirmative vs. Negative Easements
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Creation of Easements
Easements by Prescription
- 10 years
- Open, Notorious, Adverse
- Continuous and Uninterupted
Easements by Necessity
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Easements via Plat
Maintenance & Repair
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Enforcement of Easements
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Termination of Easements
- Completion or Expiration
- Merger
- Abandonment
- Misuse
Legal Descriptions
Property must be described with certainty and distinguisable
Sources of Title
- Conquest/war
- Deed
- Will from Deceased
- Adverse Possesion
- Eminent Domain
- Escheat
- Dedication to public body
Components of Legal Description
- Monuments (iron rod, tree stump, edge of water)
- Measurement
- Bearing / Direction
Land Ordinance Act - 1785
- Townships - 6 sq miles
- Sections - 36 within township, 1 sq. mile, 640 acres
- Principle meridians
Willamette Meridian
Creation of Boundaries
- Action - usu. via survey
- Words - contained in deed
- Statute - i.e. State of Oregon ownership of navigable waterways
Chain of Title
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Location of Easements
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Measurements
- 1 Chain = 66 Feet
- 80 Chains = 1 Mile
- 1 Rod = 16.5 Feet
- 4 Rods = 1 Chain
- 1 Acre = 10 Sq. Chains
- 1 Barleycorn = 1/3 Inch
