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Property Law CUNY

Easements

An easement isĀ 

Easements can be legally recognized based on 1) an express grant or reservation in a deed, 2) an implied easement from prior use 3) necessity, 4) prescription, or 5) estoppel.

Easements are terminated by 1) merger of the dominant and servient estate, 2) adverse possession, 3) a condition in the original grant, 4) abandonment, or 5) changed circumstances.