Public Easement On Private Property

• Category: Iowa Real Estate - Easements and Rights of Way
• State: Iowa
• Control #: IA-EAS-2
• Format: Word; Rich Text

Description Easement City Area

For public access and trail right-of-way under, over, through, and across Property. For access and trail purposes on the surface of said Property in a manner that will permit free and unobstructed use by pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles, and for the purpose of obtaining access from one property to another and allow the City the right of access, from time to time, determined by the City.

An easement gives one party the right to go onto another party's property. That property may be owned by a private person, a business entity, or a group of owners. Utilities often get easements that allow them to run pipes or phone lines beneath private property. Easements may be obtained for access to another property, called "access and egress", use of spring water, entry to make repairs on a fence or slide area, drive cattle across and other uses. The easement is a real property interest, but separate from the legal title of the owner of the underlying land.