When you purchase a home, it's important to be familiar with the idea of a "public utility easement". It is a legal right granted to utility companies that allows them to roll up to your property and ...

HOUSTON, Texas – Utility easements are a common but often overlooked aspect of homeownership. If you’ve ever purchased property, you should have received a survey that outlines these easements. This ...

An easement grants someone access to your property for practical purposes or for other reasons. For example, your neighbors may have access to a path on your property to get to the beach. While ...

CenterPoint says Long Weekend built structures that block utility access.

A utility company that provides service to an owner’s property usually requests the owner to sign a standard form of easement that is intended to allow the utility company to enter onto owner’s ...

When Jason Miller bought his house in suburban Arizona, the backyard was mostly empty desert soil with a few scattered rocks ...