I was curious to see what everyone’s definition and experience of an easement was. Every definition I see is a documented area for a landlocked property to get from point A to point B. I figured nature hikes, dog walking and using it as a bathroom might not be included in the legal definition.
just my view here,
actually using it for hiking walking would be what a easement is for IMO
its for the owner of the land to use as a road basically
if that means walking down the road 50 times a day, its there access to things, and honestly I don't see that being stopped, as long as they DON"T leave the easement, I doubt you will have much to say
But again, this is why we have lawyers, and not just using, mine or your's or any other lay man's views here or our opinion on what an EASEMENT means legally!
if you want to know what the true use of it will be in a legal manor, your ONLY real option again is to seek legal advice on it, and on it as it pertains to YOUR exact situation!
I also again am pretty certain, this will then, mean you will NEED to have the easement legally survived, so you can PROVE if needed where YOUR lines are and there easement lines are!
this burden will fall on you 100%
unless you do this, you will most likely not have anything to legally say here
so, you have to decade if the costs are worth it to you or not!
I am guessing here based on what I know
a survey will run you about 2 grand +- pending how long the easement is, guessing on say a acre in all!
add in what YOUR lawyer will run you(say 200 an hour and guess about 6- 8 hrs of work they will charge you for)
gives you a ball park on price in everyday market in MY area that is!
know folks in places or??
maybe less, OR maybe more!
is them hiking walking back and forth, and ?? using as bathroom worth this costs ,
and keep in mind, pending what the EASEMENT legally means,
you may or may NOT have options for you can do to change things!
minus maybe the bathroom thing, and then that will come down to what the local authorities MAY or may not be willing to do there!
OH hell, just look at what they did in Kalamazoo, MI< where they just made public urination, defecation more or less legal!
what a crazy world we live in any more!
https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2...nalizes-public-urination-defecation-littering