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Easement Limited To Reasonable Use

By Christopher Combs | March 28, 2021

Question: We own a large home adjacent to a county highway in Pinal County. Our neighbor owns a 5-acre lot which is “landlocked” except for an easement over our land to the county highway. Our neighbor has now purchased 20 acres of land adjacent to his 5-acre lot, and wants to build a 40-home subdivision…

Purchase Should Not Prevent Use of Road

By Christopher Combs | June 28, 2015

Question: My parents live in a community consisting of twelve homes on approximately 30 acres in the Flagstaff area. The only access from this community to the highway is a gravel road over private land. This gravel road has been used for over 50 years. A developer has recently purchased this private land, and…