Easement rights

CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,

148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
EASEMENT
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
RIGHTS
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400

COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921

Divya Raman
Corporate Department
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INTRODUCTION
CHENNAI

Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.

An easement is a certain right to use
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BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
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the real property of another without
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
possessing it. It is "best typified in
the right of way which one
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landowner, A, may enjoy over the
land of another, B.
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EXAMPLES
CHENNAI

Mylapore,

• Right-of-way (easements of way)
Chennai - 600 004.
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BANGALORE

• Easements of support (pertaining to
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,

excavations)
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400

COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
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• Easements of "light and air"
• Rights pertaining to artificial waterways

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DOMINANT AND SERVIENT ESTATE

CHENNAI

Mylapore,

Easements require existence of two
Chennai - 600 004.
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BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
parties:

The party gaining the benefit of the
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COIMBATORE

easement - Dominant estate.
BB1, Park Avenue,
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The party granting the burden – Servient
estate.
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TYPES OF EASEMENTS
CHENNAI

• AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821 EASEMENTS
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
An affirmative easement is the right to
use another's property for a specific
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400

COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
purpose, while a negative easement is
the right to prevent another from
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921

performing an otherwise lawful activity
on their property.
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CHENNAI

Mylapore,

• PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EASEMENTS
Chennai - 600 004.
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BANGALORE

A private easement is held by private
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,

individuals or entities. A public
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COIMBATORE

easement grants an easement for a
BB1, Park Avenue,
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public use, for example, to allow the
public an access over a parcel owned
by an individual.
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CHENNAI

• EXPRESS AND IMPLIED EASEMENTS
Mylapore,

An express easement may be "granted"
Chennai - 600 004.
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BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
or "reserved" in a deed or other legal
instrument. Implied easements are
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COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
not recorded or explicitly stated, but
reflect the practices and customs of
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use for a property. They are very
complex.
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CHENNAI

• EASEMENT BY NECESSITY
Mylapore,

Necessity alone is an insufficient claim to
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821

BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
create any easement. A court order is
necessary to determine the existence
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COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
of an easement by necessity. This
method of creating an easement,
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being an active creation by a court of
an otherwise non-existent right, will be
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automatically extinguished upon
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termination of the necessity.

CHENNAI

• EASEMENT BY PRIOR USE
Mylapore,

Easements by prior use are based on the
Chennai - 600 004.
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BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
idea that land owners can intend to
create an easement, but forget to
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COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
include it in the deed. Eg: A sells the
front lot, but forgets to get an easement
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for driveway access. An easement may
be created by prior use.
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CHENNAI

Five elements to establish an easement

Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821 by prior use are:
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
1. Common ownership of both properties
at one time
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COIMBATORE

2. Followed by a severance
BB1, Park Avenue,
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3. Use occurs before the severance and
afterward
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CHENNAI

4. Notice
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821 a. Not simply visibility, but apparent or
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
discoverable by reasonable inspection (e.g.
26-27, M G Road,
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the hidden existence of a sewer line that a
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
plumber could identify may be notice
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enough)
5. Necessary and beneficial
b. Reasonably necessary
c. Not the "strict necessity" required by an
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CHENNAI

• EASEMENT BY PRESCRIPTION
Mylapore,

Easements by prescription, also called
Chennai - 600 004.
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BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
prescriptive easements, are implied
easements granted after the dominant
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COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
estate has used the property in a
hostile, continuous and open manner
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for a statutorily prescribed number of
years.
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CHENNAI

• EASEMENT BY ESTOPPEL
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821 When a property owner misrepresents the existence of
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
an easement while selling a property and does not
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
include an express easement in the deed to the
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
buyer, the court may step in and create an
easement. Easements by estoppel generally look to
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921 any promises not made in writing, any money spent
by the benefiting party in reliance on the
representations of the burdened party. If the court
finds that the buyer acted in good faith and relied on
the seller's promises, the court will create an
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INDIAN EASEMENTS ACT, 1882
CHENNAI

Mylapore,

• Chapter II – Imposition, Acquisition
Chennai - 600 004.
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BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
and Transfer of Easements
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COIMBATORE
• Chapter III – Incidents of Easements
BB1, Park Avenue,
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• Chapter IV – Disturbance of Easements
• Chapter V – Extinction, Suspension and
Revival of Easements
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EASEMENTS AND LICENSES
CHENNAI

1. An easement is a privilege to use or

Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821 occupy the land of another for a
specific duration and for a precise and
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,

definite purpose which is not
26-27, M G Road,
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COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
inconsistent with the owner's rights in
the property. License is the personal
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and revocable permission to perform
acts on the land of another.
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CHENNAI

2. Easements - longer duration and

Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821 generally not revocable.
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
License – shorter and generally
revocable.
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COIMBATORE

3. Easements become part of the
BB1, Park Avenue,
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property.
Licenses are personal between the
licensor and licensee.
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CHENNAI

Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821

BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
4. To the extent consideration
is paid for the right to use
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COIMBATORE

your neighbor's land, a
BB1, Park Avenue,
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license will usually cost less
than an easement.
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CONCLUSION
CHENNAI

Mylapore,

Thus concluding, an easement is a right
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821

BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
which the owner of a property has to
compel the owner of another property
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400

COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
to permit something to be done, or to
refrain from doing something on the
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servient element for the benefit of the
dominant element.
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CHENNAI

Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821

BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400

COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921

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