An Easement Agreement is a legally binding contract between two parties that grants one party the right to use the land of the other party for a specific purpose. Easements are commonly used to grant rights of way, access to utilities, or to allow activities such as hunting or fishing. The party granting the easement, known as the granter, retains ownership of the land; the party receiving the easement, known as the grantee, is granted certain rights to use the land. There are several types of Easement Agreements. An affirmative easement is an agreement that grants permission for a specific activity or use of the land. A negative easement is an agreement that restricts the landowner from performing certain activities or using the land in a certain way. A prescriptive easement is an agreement that grants the grantee the right to use the land in a certain manner if the grantee has used the land in the same manner for a certain period of time. An appurtenant easement is an agreement that grants the grantee rights to use the land to benefit a neighboring property. Finally, a gross easement is an agreement that grants the grantee rights to use the land for any purpose.