Creation and Termination of Easements (Virginia Approved for 1 Credit)

Easements—the rights to use the land of another—are abundant in our world, but few people have more than a vague idea what they mean and how they work, let alone how to create them and terminate them when their usefulness has passed. This CLE presentation will discuss the steps and considerations in creating an express easement (such as parties, estates, and uses), and will also touch on the different varieties of non-express easements recognized by Virginia law. It will then shift to the termination or release of existing easements, both by express release and also by non-express terminations. The presentation will touch on some of the peculiarities of Virginia law as it pertains to easements, and also some of the pitfalls that await unwary practitioners.