My question involves real estate located in the State of: Washington, Lewis County
We own property that has on it a gravel easement that was granted for "ingress and egress". This easement also has a maintenance agreement that essentially says, whomever damages the easement fixes it.
The easement is approximately 1200 feet long and is gravel.
The neighbor / developer who uses the easement for ingress and egress wants to develop his land for multiple homes and the Urban Growth jurisdiction has mandated that this easement be paved.
We are told by our counsel that the neighbor / developer can do the paving and does not need our permission.
This does not seem correct since our property value will increase and the maintenance cost of a paved road will be greater than a gravel road.
If we follow our Counsel's guidance, it appears that we have ZERO property rights.
Please advise.
PEM
We own property that has on it a gravel easement that was granted for "ingress and egress". This easement also has a maintenance agreement that essentially says, whomever damages the easement fixes it.
The easement is approximately 1200 feet long and is gravel.
The neighbor / developer who uses the easement for ingress and egress wants to develop his land for multiple homes and the Urban Growth jurisdiction has mandated that this easement be paved.
We are told by our counsel that the neighbor / developer can do the paving and does not need our permission.
This does not seem correct since our property value will increase and the maintenance cost of a paved road will be greater than a gravel road.
If we follow our Counsel's guidance, it appears that we have ZERO property rights.
Please advise.
PEM
Use and Enforcement: Paving an Easement / Property Rights of Land Owners vs. Easement Beneficiary
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