Our office routinely handles utility takings, which often involve partial takings of easements for transmission lines or pipelines. As governments attempt to improve the electrical grid to support the ...

HOUSTON, Texas – Utility easements are a common but often overlooked aspect of homeownership. If you’ve ever purchased property, you should have received a survey that outlines these easements. This ...

Sometimes utility companies show up and enter properties, and it makes the homeowners wonder: “Can someone actually run a utility line through here?” Or in shared driveway situations, sometimes one ...

An easement is a right to make some specific use of land owned by another. Because easements involve the easement owner using land owned by someone else and because it is human nature to value and ...

Easement in Gross An easement in gross is the most common type of easement. Utility easements fall under this category. If you have water, sewer, gas, phone, cable or power lines on your property, the ...

Q: There’s a house that I want to buy, but I have some questions about a gas line easement in the backyard. First of all, what is an easement? Should it affect my purchase decision? Is there any ...