When you buy real estate, including in the form of a house and the land it sits on, it's your private property to do with as you wish. As long as you follow local zoning and building code rules, you ...

A common occurrence in our area, given the frequent lack of survey monuments, is a neighbor’s inadvertent building over your property line, whether it be a driveway, a fence, a deck or even a portion ...

The New World of Prescriptive Easement Cases In their Land Use column, Adam Leitman Bailey and John M. Desiderio discuss how New York appellate courts determine whether or not a party is entitled to ...

An easement is a common finding during a title search, the crucial step in the homebuying process that confirms the seller’s legal ownership of the property and uncovers any claims or restrictions ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Montana House on Tuesday passed a bill amended to add restrictions to prescriptive easements ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. HARPSWELL — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday vacated a lower ...