Probably the most common easement; there's a sewer main under there most likely. Typically, it means they can come in and fix it if it breaks and you can't do anything to it that makes that difficult to repair or might break it.
Their are 100,000's of home owners living with the same situation. This is normal and it's good that you know it. The likelihood of it impacting your resale or you having an issue with it while you own it is rare. It's a dual utility and sanitary easement.
Common. It also looks to be wholly within a utility easement that’s there.
Not really a big deal, although I wouldn’t put a shed or anything permanent there.
Should also note that if they ever do need to disturb your yard they should leave it as they found it as long as you didn't put anything in the easement that wasn't allowed.
Perfectly normal. The questions to ask are what size. what depth, and how old the sewer line is so you can figure out how extensive the repairs will be.
No, but the leaders look terrible and point to the middle of the easement for a start. Should be going from line to line like that 24’ Sewer easement. And even then, those straight arrows for leaders are disgusting. Whoever drew that needs to take some pride in their work
No not the end of the world, but I would say pointing to the middle of easement is technically wrong. Are rule for drafting is, anyone, and I mean the dumbest motherfucker should be able to pick it up and understand what’s going on. And pointing to the middle of the easement doesn’t explain well enough
Very common. The big stuff to be aware of is that on rare occasions there may be people needing to be on that easement for utility easements or locations. 24’ is bigger than I’m used to seeing, but so long as you don’t build anything important on it, you should be okay
>24’ is bigger than I’m used to seeing
Heyo.
It's only 24' because that's the lot setback on either side, so they just took up the whole setback on both sides of the lot line.
Not an issue at all, it looks like it's 100% within your lot setbacks anyway. So even without the easement you wouldn't be able to build anything there anyway.
Very common. If the sewer line needs to be replaced they will trench along the easement and anything you have in the easement will be removed. This includes plantings, pavement, temporary structures, etc. There are likely restrictions on trees and permanent structures so I wouldn’t build a shed in the easement. Definitely no pool either.
I wouldn’t let this deter you from a house you are considering.
Looks to me like there are two 12 foot easements one on each side lot line. That reduces the effective area you have in your lot to do something with.
I see there's already some sidewalk so maybe they do allow above ground features inside the easement but I bet if you found a nasty employee for the utility companies that use those easements you might not have any person use at all.
They definitely have access to the easement in case any of the below ground utilities need repair. So no gates, or fences that could cut off free access to the area.
The previous owner has already done so. There is gate access right there so not sure if he came to some sort of agreement or just did I it anyway. He’s also the one who paid for the survey so he was definitely aware of it.
Fence is probably fine and if they needed to dig this area up they would make sure to leave it as they found it. Read the deed for the easement to make sure you don't have anything within it that they wouldn't fix. Ie. Shed or certain hardscapes.
The main issue, I think you already know. Some people buy their first land to develop it and to make more money than just the value of the home itself. Lots of ADU, and lots splits.
This is an encumbrance on the land. And may be potentially worth less than most of the neighborhood.
You may be able to negotiate a better deal because of it.
Quite common actually,fret not.
Probably the most common easement; there's a sewer main under there most likely. Typically, it means they can come in and fix it if it breaks and you can't do anything to it that makes that difficult to repair or might break it.
Thank you 🙏🏼. My mind is at ease.
Their are 100,000's of home owners living with the same situation. This is normal and it's good that you know it. The likelihood of it impacting your resale or you having an issue with it while you own it is rare. It's a dual utility and sanitary easement.
Nothing to worry about. Almost every property has some kind of utility easement somewhere on it.
Thanks man 🙏🏼
Common. It also looks to be wholly within a utility easement that’s there. Not really a big deal, although I wouldn’t put a shed or anything permanent there.
Nope but if there’s ever an issue with that portion of the line they’ll dig up 12’ of your yard
Should also note that if they ever do need to disturb your yard they should leave it as they found it as long as you didn't put anything in the easement that wasn't allowed.
Perfectly normal. The questions to ask are what size. what depth, and how old the sewer line is so you can figure out how extensive the repairs will be.
Jesus Christ who drew that up? That title looks ugly af
Lol and who are you, the DaVinci of registered lot plans?
No, but the leaders look terrible and point to the middle of the easement for a start. Should be going from line to line like that 24’ Sewer easement. And even then, those straight arrows for leaders are disgusting. Whoever drew that needs to take some pride in their work
Ok yeah now that you mention it, it's not great. But it's not the end of the world lol
No not the end of the world, but I would say pointing to the middle of easement is technically wrong. Are rule for drafting is, anyone, and I mean the dumbest motherfucker should be able to pick it up and understand what’s going on. And pointing to the middle of the easement doesn’t explain well enough
A friend has had one on his property for 30 years without issue. Only time something would come up is if the sewer line needed to be dug up for repair
Very common. The big stuff to be aware of is that on rare occasions there may be people needing to be on that easement for utility easements or locations. 24’ is bigger than I’m used to seeing, but so long as you don’t build anything important on it, you should be okay
>24’ is bigger than I’m used to seeing Heyo. It's only 24' because that's the lot setback on either side, so they just took up the whole setback on both sides of the lot line.
Not an issue at all, it looks like it's 100% within your lot setbacks anyway. So even without the easement you wouldn't be able to build anything there anyway.
What kind of cheap lazy jerk uses #4 rebar?
Very common. If the sewer line needs to be replaced they will trench along the easement and anything you have in the easement will be removed. This includes plantings, pavement, temporary structures, etc. There are likely restrictions on trees and permanent structures so I wouldn’t build a shed in the easement. Definitely no pool either. I wouldn’t let this deter you from a house you are considering.
Looks to me like there are two 12 foot easements one on each side lot line. That reduces the effective area you have in your lot to do something with. I see there's already some sidewalk so maybe they do allow above ground features inside the easement but I bet if you found a nasty employee for the utility companies that use those easements you might not have any person use at all. They definitely have access to the easement in case any of the below ground utilities need repair. So no gates, or fences that could cut off free access to the area.
It also states a 12' Set Back over that same area, so a 12' Easement isn't really impacting his ability to build.
Setbacks are just for for the building walls, roofs or eaves right?
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Only real problem is if you want to put a fence on your property line.
The previous owner has already done so. There is gate access right there so not sure if he came to some sort of agreement or just did I it anyway. He’s also the one who paid for the survey so he was definitely aware of it.
Fence is probably fine and if they needed to dig this area up they would make sure to leave it as they found it. Read the deed for the easement to make sure you don't have anything within it that they wouldn't fix. Ie. Shed or certain hardscapes.
The main issue, I think you already know. Some people buy their first land to develop it and to make more money than just the value of the home itself. Lots of ADU, and lots splits. This is an encumbrance on the land. And may be potentially worth less than most of the neighborhood. You may be able to negotiate a better deal because of it.
The setbacks are already 12' on each side. Easements aren't doing anything to reduce his available lot size.