Can I block my Neighbours drive?
Can I block my Neighbours drive?
Generally you should never park on the pavement unless you are parking in a marked bay. However if you have parking bays in your street you can park across your own drive but not beyond the marked bays as shown below. You cannot block the pavement as shown below.
What does it mean to have an easement on your property?
An easement gives a person or organization a legal right to use someone else’s land—but only for a needed purpose. A utility company may have an easement on your property to access an electrical pole. Or if your driveway overlaps your property line, you might rely on an easement on your neighbor’s property to get to your garage.
What kind of easement do you need for a backlot?
To gain access to that backlot, the buyer should have a driveway easement. These easements usually run along the side border of a property and allow the public access to an area beyond your property, such as a beach, park, or simply as a shortcut. A conservation easement may be a greenbelt or park running alongside your property.
How big of an easement do I need for my backyard?
The overhead telephone wires strung between poles may lie within a 10-foot-wide easement that may well extend into the planned location of an in-ground pool or gazebo in the backyard. As you embark on your dream backyard renovation, be sure to avoid encroaching on a utility easement.
How are sideyards, setbacks, and easements determined?
How sideyards are measured is often determined by the age of the lot. In older lots, sideyards are usually a fixed number – five or ten feet from each side property line, for example. A plan of a typical lot in an older suburb, showing a 40 foot front setback (building line); a 25% rearyard setback, and 5′ setbacks on each side.
The overhead telephone wires strung between poles may lie within a 10-foot-wide easement that may well extend into the planned location of an in-ground pool or gazebo in the backyard. As you embark on your dream backyard renovation, be sure to avoid encroaching on a utility easement.
An easement gives a person or organization a legal right to use someone else’s land—but only for a needed purpose. A utility company may have an easement on your property to access an electrical pole. Or if your driveway overlaps your property line, you might rely on an easement on your neighbor’s property to get to your garage.
To gain access to that backlot, the buyer should have a driveway easement. These easements usually run along the side border of a property and allow the public access to an area beyond your property, such as a beach, park, or simply as a shortcut. A conservation easement may be a greenbelt or park running alongside your property.
Where do utility easements need to be written down?
For many property owners, the first issue is understanding what entity is responsible for defining utility easements and where they are written down. Easements are specified in a property deed, which is typically recorded at the county courthouse.