Banty wrote:

In article , PrecisionMachinisT says...


"Oscar_Lives" wrote in message
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A neighbor is wanting an easement for sewer and water access for a lot he
purchased. Due to our topography, his lot does not have access to city
sewer and water service, and my lot is the only way to feasibly get it.
(City won't approve a septic system for him.)

My question: Should I expect to be paid by him for granting an easement?


I


know that he would be responsible for the cost of running the pipes,
restoring my yard, etc., but it seems that I should also be entitled to


some


additional compensation for the trouble.

The way I figure, he is going to have to trench about 300 feet along my


yard


to reach the street and utilities. (I have about a 2 acre lot.)

Thanks for the advice.




Well, Im not a lawyer, but my brother is, and this is the sorta thing we
often discuss over a few beers when we visit with each other.

Generally, the law provides for him to seek an easment under court order,
and lacking other reasonably practical or economical means to get utilities
to his place he will likely eventually win.



Curious, though - - apparently he *bought* property which would make it
necessary to run lines through others' property in order to build on it.
Legally, how much weight would that self-imposed fait accompli have?

Banty


A couple of other thoughts: Because the property could not have the
services required for building a house, he got it at a steal.
Now he gets an easement from a neighbor for those services. This
increases the value of the property considerably.
He can then just sell the property at its now increased value, pocketing
a nice profit, or build a POS basic house on spec and realize a greater
profit. He may never intend to be a neighbor at all.