On June 26, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 799 (HB 799) into law. HB 799 allows property owners in Florida to create easements on their own land while retaining ownership of both the dominant and ...

The owner still has full ownership and rights to the land, but that’s limited by the rights of the easement holder, who has ...

Question: I am interested in restricting future development on my land. Is there a mechanism to do this, and, if so, are there tax incentives? Are these restrictions permanent? Answer: In certain ...

The enactment of the new conservation easement law adds further restrictions to an area of the tax law that was already rife with potential pitfalls. But on the positive side, the new IRS safe harbor ...

An easement grants someone access to your property for practical purposes or for other reasons. For example, your neighbors may have access to a path on your property to get to the beach. While ...

Question: I purchased a property with a shared driveway easement with my neighbor. What is an easement, and how do I allocate costs of maintaining and repairing the driveway with my neighbor? Do I ...

These days the U.S. government uses the tax code to affect policy more than most people realize, and it has been remarkably effective in increasing the conservation of land that might otherwise be ...

What property owners in Washington state should know about the Uniform Easement Relocation Act As development picks up for the summer, Washington state property owners facing easement disputes will ...

Recently, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court (the Law Court) issued a decision that could impact developers’ ability to apply for development permits if the developer proposes to use property over which ...