I have 3 legal easements across my property in another field and they have a right to use the road and maintain it if they want to...thats the reason for an easement here in NY. I cannot stop them from using the road to get to their property. Ya a verbal is nothing these days. Sounds like the son was trying to be friendly.
Yea, the guy will win in court to gain access to his property, and the two neighbors will have made an enemy. If he is vindictive, he can be a pain in the ass for years to come at every opportunity...
@@N0xiety After some other comments here the guy supposingly has a right of way but the others were upset because they were parking their equipment on their side to put the road in. I maybe mis understood what everyone was saying in the video.
People can be so petty. It looks like you handled it well. I bet the 30 something year old man is a little embarrassed his mommy and daddy showed their rear ends that way!
jack nevitt, You want to talk about petty? My brother and his wife borrowed some money from me. Well they sent me a money order for what they owed, well almost anyway. They deducted the cost of the money order, the stamp and the envelope. His wife even deducted the cost of the single sheet of paper where she bitched me out for asking them to repay the loan. LOL
My father once told me “son, there ain’t nuthin like dealing with family over land” The man knew people! Sorry y’all got in the middle of that, but I enjoyed the video!
Never buy land from family unless all easements are covered and everything is included in an iron bound contract. Families are the worst when it comes to the unwritten promise’s. When something happens, most often all hell can break and every thing “promised” gets forgotten!
Mine is shared with a apartment complex and I hate it because the people who live there are only there 6 months to a year and litter like crazy and the person who owns it sadly don't care since he get over 4000 a month off 4 apartments.
I agree put the driveway in on the correct side of the line and be done with it. Even though neighbours may get along super well right now just fix it and it's forever settled.
Raphael Szok in the state of South Carolina you cannot sell nor buy land that is landlocked either they have access to the state road or there is a recorded deed of a easement. I know this because my driveway is a easement to 2 other houses. And we all have to pay the taxes on it each year. That is a state law and there is no way around it.
@@vickiel1284 one tax bill but all of our names is on it. We just split it between us. When it's an easement right of way every person with land that touches it is part owner. And as owners we have to do all the upkeep on it. As far as the tax collector goes they don't care how the bill is paid as long as they get there money. And we just split it 3 ways. This is how the state keeps land from being land locked.
@@anthonycash4609 that is really strange. I’m thankful that isn’t how it’s done where I live. If someone were allowed to build a road across my property it would become worthless to me.
That just shows how stupid some people can be and just be so damn stubborn! The man has a right to be able to get to his property and the older couple will find that out in court, when they are sued by the property owner!
What ??? The other guy owns the land! it's an alternate rout to HIS house not his new neighbours. Why the hell should he give access ? Who knows how the new guy would use the route. Seems to me like everyone selfishly demands what they want today. The guy knew he had no drive before he bought the place.
@@Nailnuke you are absolutely right. Not only that but in the state of South Carolina you can not land lock anyone. So he absolutely new when he bought the property he had to put in a drive way.
King Kong . You need to go to the law books before you start calling someone stupid . With that statement your showing just how smart you are. If there is no deed of an easement on the books at the tax office then they have no right to use his driveway. Also in the state of South Carolina you can not have land that is land locked. So for them to have bought the property all of this would have been brought to light when the survey was done. Now as the old saying goes. It is best to remain silent and just appear to be stupid rather than open your mouth and remove all reasonable doubt that you are stupid.
^^^^ this right here is the best advice on the whole comments section; we have a deeded easement w/our old neighbor- but he passed away and the property got sold to some new folks; a really nice lady and her now ex-husband; the ex-husband thought he could shut us out of it which would have left our parcel land-locked; after a few calls from our lawyer he had to concede; he's outta the picture now, and her and i are now good friends and she's a great neighbor! there's a reason you get everything recorded with the county, and it is worth every cent.
Good point about the death of the person granting the lease dying.. Make sure the lease runs with the title of the property and not the person granting the lease.
Amen. If you hold an easement, it is recorded at the county seat. No record, no easement. All that baloney about " we've been using it for 7 years " is just hand jive. At the end of the day, it's just a encroachment.
So, it's my understanding that if you are the property owner and you verbally agree to easement access, after 7 years of property (easement) use... the property owner loses his/her rights to the easement property and the non property owner then legally shares easement property ownership with the original owner. So, it may not seem 'nice' to say no to property usage, but as a property owner, being 'nice' can cost you ownership of your property. Now, I'm no lawyer so I could be 100% wrong, and if I am, I'm sure the internet will gladly let me know of my stupidity, but my point is, controlling property access may not be as simple as it might seem. Nice work Jon, good call on cleaning up.
It depends on the state laws. Your scenario is not the same in every state. In many states, you cannot be prevented from accessing your land and the owner whose land blocks the access has to provide an easement to the land-locked piece of property.
I was a contractor for 30 years before I retired, those are just a couple of the worst. I've also had some great neighbors who will have a place in my heart till the day I die. My daughter trained and became my 'line and grade' at the age of 19, and she looked much younger, as a result people often did a double and triple take when they saw her. On one particular job a 6 year old girl walked by everyday on her way home from school and when she saw my daughter she started stopping. Before long her dad showed up to check out the situation, he turned out to be a teacher at the local school and we all became close friends. I ended up letting her stand on the catwalk of my excavator for hours, (not quite osha), and ask me relentess questions while I dug sewer and water mains, (she barraged my daughter as well). She wore the cutest pink cowboy boots so on my last day in town I took her a cowboy hard hat as a parting gift, by coincidence it happened to be her birthday that day.
Feel for you and the customer. There may not be a formal written easement but someone at some point had an easement and used it to build and live in the property. Great work as always refusing to leave it a mess.
I don't know the details but when neighbors can't agree on a driveway it is usually because local government codes require ridiculous updates if more people use an existing driveway. Often easier to just build a side by side driveway and avoid mandated road maintenance associations and bylaws.
Great video coverage. Interesting situation you had. Fourteen different households had to sign off when I made a home purchase in Haywood County, in Western North Carolina. The Patriarch passed away sadly, and her home was forsale. Decades earlier she deeded out 12 separate parcels to many family members in equal shares. My home had to pass 5 other home sites down a shared easement driveway. Homesite/owner (lot#7), erected a gate and locked it closing off access to additional homesites preventing access to their land and homes. All this coming years prior to me finding the home thankfully. Over years of battling in court it was settled that she can retain the gate but it could never be locked or secured, Dividing the family forever. That history came to playout during my transaction, delaying my purchase closing date by over 3 months as I awaited each household to sign off on the sale itself. BTW as the new guy, I did maintain the common use driveway to help ensure peace remained.
You need to tell that customer you're working for to get as close to the property line of their house as he can and put in a hog lock with about 10 hogs and then see if they can get along after that
I don't blame them, I have had easement problems from giving one to a neighbor, he ended up selling his property and the new owner has really pissex me off with his attitude. Never, never give an easement.
@@toddgardner6355 exactly even if they are friendly you can just put a yearly or however long you want lease agreement together stating terms like no building structures allowed or to be used for living/dwelling on etc must be maintained etc and maybe charge 0 or $$$$ up to you
That is why BEFORE you build the owner MUST go through all the legal steps! A lawyer should have been used along with the city or proper departments. Some home owners want to play it cheap and not go through the legal way. This is what you get!
For those of you not from SC this situation runs rampant down here. It is crazy the amount of flag lots, shared driveways (without a HOA), and landlocked no-easement parcels. It is totally wild.
In our little town you aren't allowed to share driveways. The town is trying to avoid future conflicts with snow removal, drainage, maintenance, etc. Sort of like, "Fences make good neighbors."
Unfortunately, capable adults should be able to come to a simple agreement over such things. This attitude only allows people to be divided further for the sake of avoiding any and all conflict. People don't always get along and that is ok.
AGREED, just get along! I watch C'mon mountain and Davids & his neighbors are so great about helping one another with needs to get into their property, one has major creek flooding at times. Amazing how some can be so generous and others not so much.
We’ve found using geogrid in some culvert pipe installs to be quite useful. Cut out what we can put the geogrid down and backfill with a lift of good fill dirt then place the pipe. Geogrid runs up the sides and folds over to extend under part of the road. Anchors it nicely. Tough deal on the easement crap. I had a large clearing we had to postpone because the neighbor threatened to use physical violence on us. While we could have had the sheriffs force them to use the legal easement (in the deeds) we chose to not go that route because we knew our equipment would get vandalized while we were gone. So the owner is trying to purchase an additional easement now. Really stinks how ignorant some folks are.
One thing I have learned over the years is to not take sides until you have listened to both sides. If I remember the story correctly the customer just bought that property. About 15 years ago I was part of a family argument over the land left to us kids by my mom. I did not live in the area and really did not want the 1/4 acre to start with. I wanted to keep the parcel together and sell it. After almost 6 months I called my sisters husband and asked him to meet me at a local cafe for some hot coffee my treat. We sit and spoke for about 2 hours. We finally agreed I would sell my part to them and would self-finance it. I'm still considered the black sheep of the family and the one being unreasonable. This is why I live almost 8 hours from my sisters.
Had yourself a doozy there! I dont envy what you had to go through lol. Love that you maintained to stay and clean everything up before going instead of dump and go like the "neighbour" was demanding! Thanks for sharing as always
I do not think they should be called "neighbour". His real title is "landowner" and everyone but them has zero right to be on their land. Look at it that way, not the way the person that hired the contractor told them what they wanted to be real. BTW the contractor did not and should not have to go through anything. He should never have started a job without legal right to enter someone else's property. Sounds like the hiring party is a real winner, thinking the real owners were away for a longer period of time and arranging an illegal trespass to occur at that time. NO doubt they thought that possession of a road has some sort of legal standing. If so why are they building another road across another property? The same law applies to the old road the former owner used to access. Just nothing legal so just stop trespassing. I have a feeling all these people may just not talk to each other, forever. PS contact your real estate agent if they did not state there was no access to the property. THAT should have been on page one, initialed and notarized on all legal papers.
You should make it policy that any question around property disputes (if known) have been settled by both parties and you have a copy of those in writing before doing a job. This would save everyone a headache.
I would never share a driveway if at all possible. Nor would most people I dare say.... Not to mention that the parties involved should have straightened this all out long before bringing in a contractor. SMH
Not sure about SC but in GA that original drive could be a prescriptive easement if it was originally used to access your customers house and all that could have been avoided. Might have had to go to court to make it final but courts in GA don't allow for property to be landlocked if there was an existing drive that accessed it in the past.
currently going through this very same ordeal at my cabin here in arkansas, current driveway was made in the 50's, crosses on the neighbors land a tad. he approached me a few day's ago, asked me if i knew where my property lines were ?, i said..sure do !. he had this driveway surveyed a few weeks ago ( new stakes and markers were placed ). he told me he wants to move his mobile home over on driveway, i explained to him..sure...move it..but i'll tell ya this..according to arkansas law, YOU CAN NOT BLOCK, DENY ME ACCESS TO MY CABIN , IF NO OTHER ACCESS IS THERE FROM MAIN ROAD ?!. he say's back, yep..you are right...you seem to know the law. i can not speak for this guy's property in this state ?, but i can tell you this..no one..AND I MEAN NO ONE IN ARKANSAS CAN DENY YOU ACCESS TO YOUR HOUSE, CABIN, TENT..WHAT EVER, IF THERE IS ONLY ONE CURRENT WAY TO IT !.
Depending upon how long the users of the driveway have been using the property, they might be able to claim that there is an easement by prescription. It varies by different states.
The thing is that could be a number of reasons why they can't use the existing road who going to do the up keep and repairs or insurance reasons But why they won't allow a ease road ??? Here in the UK I used to do removals and the reasons why they couldn't move into their new house because of legal crap
I don't know which State this problem is happening in, but in most States, laws are clear about "land locked property access. Also, again, depending on the State, if that road/driveway has been in use for X number of years, it is "grand-fathered in and can't be blocked. I've dealt with this same issue in two different States when I owned rental property before I retired. The Court's take a very dim view of people that try to block off a road/driveway. One of my rentals had a gravel road, about a half mile long that had 6 houses on it. The road was beat to hell, full of potholes, flooded every rain storm. I talked with the county road commission about them grading and maintain the road. They claimed it wasn't an Official road because no one had ever applied for it. I hired a attorney to research the issue and what needed to be done. Basically any property owner could apply to the commission to make it a county road. Any objection from neighbors would require a Court hearing. Of course one refused, he said "not one inch" when he was told his property line would no longer be in the middle of the road, new property lines would now start 8' from the center of both sides of the road. My attorney even found courthouse records dating back just after the civil war about this road. It was a no Brainerd for the Cort to rule in my favor, and a couple months later, construction crews/equipment showed up, graded the road, spread new gravel, and then ran a big roller back and forth compacting the gravel. Then on top, the road was officially named by the county, and a street sign was put up.
Interesting how things are different from state to state and such. Here in Hawaii, if you have land-locked properly the surrounding property owners cannot prevent you from accessing your land. I'm not sure of all the details, but it seems like such a no-brainer thing that you have an automatic easement to access your property. I have heard cases wheret the property owner of the land you have to cross made things difficult, but they cannot block you.
They don't NEED permission to use that driveway, If that is the only driveway onto their land and it goes across someone elses land, then that person CAN NOT stop them from using that driveway to get to their land.... It's the Law (Whatever that means nowadays!) I believe it's called something like "The Right of Way" or something like that, I can't really remember....
I feel for you. The more people that are involved, the bigger the chance of a lawsuit. Which part of the family owns the road, the old folks or the son that gave them permission?
I wouldn't just leave. If the owner of the house wants to smooth things over, leaving it in the best condition is a great start. You also don't want to leave it in a condition where it could cause damage later or erode quickly and have issues of non-payment due to perceived poor work. So I suppose it's the right thing to do by himself for there reputation and for the customer. Mutual benefit, well done!
yea but they were using the adjacent property as access/laydown for the construction, instead of living within the Easement for the property they were working on. verbal's aren't worth the wind wasted on them especially when your not dealing with the actual property owner, mainly because they can state they agreed to provide TCE (temp construction easement) on terms heavily in their favor that you may have never discussed and you have nothing to say otherwise because its a he said he said deal .
If you don't understand...let me use your ASV with the brush head all the time for FREE and never pay you for it. Getting along is OK this isn't that....pay the man for right of way access or get lost. Both parties paid for their properties so let each use their own property or pay for the use of it.
Man some people are a handful.. Anyway, What can you do🤷♂️..Hats off to you and your guys trying do the right thing..I bet Matt from Diesel Creek love get his hands on that old Grader!😎
*The landlocked property owners are begging for problems.* From what I could find, they can usually get a court ordered *"easement by necessity"* if they can show the landlocked property and property needed to cross was once owned by the same person - it assumes the original owner meant for the landlocked property to be useful. However, this doesn't mean that the easement runs on the existing road - the owner can insist the easement take a different route. If 3 or more properties are involved (same original owner), the owner might insist on only a 20 ft. easement running down the property line (10 ft. from each property), or argue the easement should cross a different owner's property. There is also a *"right of way easement,"* which allows passage, but doesn't allow construction of roads, etc. (can be as little as foot traffic). The owners of property(s) that are candidates for an easement might claim the original intent was to leave the landlocked property as a nature, hunting, and/or rudimentary (tent) camping reserve, that could only be accessed on foot. *You shouldn't even consider landlocked property* (unless you own an adjacent property) unless it was inherited, because there's likely a reason the previous owner didn't get an easement. *I think on this property there is more involved - 3 properties:* The driveway to the landlocked property crosses over the property of another person who has been allowing them to use the driveway. It also crosses into another person's property to get around the ravine - that person understandably wanted to road off their property. The owner of the property with the driveway gave permission for them to use it, but was understandably upset to arrive home and see they went further to began clearing his land. *The owner of the landlocked property should have* tried to buy an easement, and barring that, gone to court to get an "easement by necessity" before performing construction.
In Virginia, I am buying a tiny house on a land locked piece of property with a right of way to use the neighbor's driveway to access my property. The neighbor lady tried to take the right of way back, but could not do it legally. The courts told her that once a right of way is given it is permanent. She tried to do this with an earlier home owner that she didn't get along with
Fence fights... typical! I bought some land last year It's landlocked but with a right of passage on neighbour #1's property. However, the old road that was built years ago overlaps neighbour's 2 property by 3-4 feet wide for 400 feet. We're talking 200 acres of forest lands. Neighbour #2 put some barbwire over the road saying it's going through his property. Now I have to redo the road and cut a huge chunk of hillside to stay on neighbour #1's property... so silly. It's neighbour #2's right and I respect that but... sigh... Thanks for sharing the story and the work!
@@cathiwim Yep it's what should have been done years ago when they built the road. I bought it regardless knowing full well what I was getting into. The price was right! I just find those situations kinda silly and way too common in rural areas. I've seen people build cottages next to lakes that weren't on their property because granpa told them it was.
after my father-in-law retired, he occasionally worked as a heavy equipment operator for a construction company. He had been a bulldozer operator in the army.
when it comes to Easements, You really need to get it in Writing from Both(or More) Easement Owners. Just something from Future. If You Do Not get it or Verbal only. Say No to the Job. Since that 30 year old person said it was ok. But He isnt the Landowners. So now, guessing its the Mom and Dad. Could Technically Go after Not only the other Easement Owner(s) But you as well in Lawsuit. It has happened before, Couple Times around here too. Where Person gave Verbal Permission but wasnt the actual Landowner but a Uncle while landowners were out of town for abit. Company came in, Put in a Different Road access. Landowners came home saw it, Decided to Sue and won lawsuit as it was not part of the easement rules.
I watched another video from a UA-camr that I am sub'ed to... and he was helping an older woman move a potbelly pig off her property. WHY? Because the new neighbor noticed that she had a pig. So they contacted the county and found that the area they live in (very rural), didn't allow livestock. The gal had gotten this pig when it was only a few months old. It wasn't suppose to get much bigger than a medium sized dog...but it did. This was her pet. She didn't have a dog, cat, or a husband. You would think living out in the "sticks" that folks may have critters. If I had a neighbor that had critters, I would LOVE IT. I would rather listen to a rooster all day long than sirens or cars with loud exhaust rip up and down the main thurofare
Hey, I'm a new Sub, from Chris's channel, seen you working with him thought i'd come check you guys out see what ya got going on !! Been watching Chris " LD18" for years now, I'm so impressed with a young Man his age, at the pride he takes in his work, and how good he is as an operator. Well, I can't tell you the times over the years this same thing has happened to me !! lolol... I'm in Western Ky., and tell you what Man, there has been some times back in the day , i seen some knock down fights over easements !! lololol...And come to find out everytime they was wrong !! lololol.. But, it is what it is, all you can do , is just load up and leave , just like you had too, until all the fighting is over, and it's always a lot cussin' and fighting going on with this kind of thing...lolol...But, I'm sure it will get cleared on up so you guys can finish up...lolol... Have a Great Day...
This happens here in the UK also, they call them "ransom strips" where someone else owns the road/access to another piece of land/property. They call them "ransom strips" because basically the property owner who doesnt own the access is basically held to ransom for how much they got to pay to get legal access. There is a formula on how the price is calculated & it's not small change either, it often costs as much as the property you own to get access to said property.
I understand some people can cause problems. I did work with a logging crew. We would move in a place a the guy who was in charge of the timber deed would have everything marked out for us. So we went in and started hauling logs out pretty quick. I ran the loader and people would watch all the time. You could tell the trouble makers by the way they waved their arm and shouting. Didn't bother me because it's was so funny when they demanded me to shut down. But I would be like I don't work for you and stay back.
I once made an offer on a house that ended up having easements on all 4 sides. One was to a 100 acres that could have become an apartment complex. The one easement necessary to get to the house I was buying was recorded in the wrong county and was invalid. I walked away.
Land sales are full of issues. Not to mention unreported wetland that get special gov protection or other waterways that get to be expanded or diverted by the gov whenever they decide.
When I bought my property, the realtor asked me what I was looking for. I said it would be easier to tell you what I'm NOT looking for! No easements, right of ways, shared anything, HOA's or neighbors! I would never buy a landlocked piece of property, especially family owned! That's a good way to start a war!
Best to have a property with your own road frontage and driveway, a survey for possible encroachments, clear land title none of that warranty deed stuff, no easements, a good fence and overwhelming firepower.
Had some neighabors start cutting in a spur off of my rural driveway to access a back piece of property that was accessible by them although very difficult since it ran very close to their house, fencing and septic system. That came to a screaching halt...
We live in a litigious society.Verbal agreements can have liability consequences. The parents were not wrong to order the work to stop until those issues can be addressed.
This was an interesting job. Does "land -locked" mean he is surrounded by lands owned by other individuals? Was there no other place along the main road, to build a new driveway to his property? His neighbors will probably ask for monthly rent to use the easement (if that is what you call it).
yes that is exactly what landlocked means. its not uncommon. there is no way into landlocked land unless you have permission to use someone elses property. its also the reason why many cant sell some of there land.
I know in the state of Georgia there has to be an easement just like as if it was for the power company or the phone company to have access to landlocked property. In some cases some easement has to be made between two pieces of property 50% on one piece and 50% on the other piece so that the one person has access to their land. From what I've been informed on it is that they CANNOT charge you rent. I know some people who went through this problem, went to court, and the judge said that there was to be no rent paid because it had already been to court for the easement property because the person that wanted to charge the rent didn't even want to allow the easement. In fact it was the same judge that made that decision about the rent on the easement that made the decision on the easement. That was a very ticked off judge and told the woman to stop her bullying.
@@jtw2055 Florida does not allow property to be landlocked owner must be granted an easement usually to the closest municipal road unless natural obstacles prevent it.
There is a parcel directly behind ours. Some people who were interested in it came roaring right through our property barely missed hitting our dog ( we are 1 mile off the main road). When my husband stopped them to ask what they were doing they told him they were buying the parcel. He told them there was no easement. They looked baffled, then said, but the realtor said it wouldn't be a problem. Husband said, "nope, no problem. There is NOT an easement" We are not required to provide one and did not want anyone driving through our yard just feet from our house. We bought this property for privacy.
It's a problem dealing with people over access to land, I presume you client just bought the property, possibly with access in sales contact, It's a legal nightmare!
My family has an old cemetery from the 1800s located in the middle of someone's property. Over time it had got forgotten and to get back to it we had to get police to come out to tell land owners we had a right of way and make a road to it.
What a pain in the butt some people can be, You're supposed to be neighborly and not be so ugly ugly and you're fixing and repairing and making it better but they don't care help rude and inconsiderate after a verbal agreement
The jackass neighbors should have bought the land between them if they didn't want anybody living there and using their road for access, but nope, they will just let it be bought by someone else then try to deny access. They will lose in court, all they can do is delay the new owner, and for all the effort they will gain a new vindictive neighbor who will be a pain in the ass to deal with at every opportunity...
An easement is a legal contract a verbal easement is worth the piece of paper it’s written on … usually an easement can be bought if it conforms to the community bylaws on location and the owner is willing to sell
In Arkansas, that existing driveway to the house that had been used in the past would be an easement by prescription and the homeowner would win in court.
Never share a driveway and always get a easement in writing. And most states have laws about landlocked property and easement rights granting you the ability to put a driveway into your property due to accessibility
@@gadsdenDTOM why don't you go watch the whole video....the neighbors owns neither the original driveway or the new one he is cutting, then find part 2 and watch that video....have a nice day
It’s not that easy to just say get along. I’m surprised you said that. It’s all the legal issues. There are a hundred “what if’s” sharing your property with a stranger.
I have 3 legal easements across my property in another field and they have a right to use the road and maintain it if they want to...thats the reason for an easement here in NY. I cannot stop them from using the road to get to their property. Ya a verbal is nothing these days. Sounds like the son was trying to be friendly.
Yea, the guy will win in court to gain access to his property, and the two neighbors will have made an enemy. If he is vindictive, he can be a pain in the ass for years to come at every opportunity...
@@N0xiety After some other comments here the guy supposingly has a right of way but the others were upset because they were parking their equipment on their side to put the road in. I maybe mis understood what everyone was saying in the video.
How in the hell could somebody buy a piece of land with no access. That would be the FIRST THING that would need to be negotiated and put in writing.
It happens a lot when family land is broken up into individual parcels.
Happens all the time here in Az, its weird but it happens
I believe by law, they have to be granted an easement!
They will always be given access to their property
lmao people buy land with no right of ways all the time.
So sorry about the drama. You did right by staying and cleaning up. Family land ...ugh. best wishes.
People can be so petty. It looks like you handled it well. I bet the 30 something year old man is a little embarrassed his mommy and daddy showed their rear ends that way!
Embarrassed and naive !
It's hard to crystalise the predicament that these situations put the contractors in on a video. It's terrible when you get stuck in the middle
jack nevitt, You want to talk about petty? My brother and his wife borrowed some money from me. Well they sent me a money order for what they owed, well almost anyway. They deducted the cost of the money order, the stamp and the envelope. His wife even deducted the cost of the single sheet of paper where she bitched me out for asking them to repay the loan. LOL
@@samuelschick8813 lol...I'd send them another bill for interest on that loan...
My father once told me “son, there ain’t nuthin like dealing with family over land” The man knew people! Sorry y’all got in the middle of that, but I enjoyed the video!
Never buy land from family unless all easements are covered and everything is included in an iron bound contract. Families are the worst when it comes to the unwritten promise’s. When something happens, most often all hell can break and every thing “promised” gets forgotten!
As someone who shares a driveway with my neighbor, this will be a blessing in disguise. We do get along but maintenance is a headache.
Mine is shared with a apartment complex and I hate it because the people who live there are only there 6 months to a year and litter like crazy and the person who owns it sadly don't care since he get over 4000 a month off 4 apartments.
I agree put the driveway in on the correct side of the line and be done with it. Even though neighbours may get along super well right now just fix it and it's forever settled.
yup the other guy ripps it up with his snow plow wont chip in for ashplant redo
Amen. Me too
What a mess up! Agree neighbours need to get along - never know when they will be your best help in an emergency. Left it clean - well done.
I live with a easement once everything went well until maintenance and gravel time then no one had any money for their part never again 👍🏻🇺🇸
When you buy land that is land locked make sure even if you have to double check that there is a easement and that it is recorded.
Raphael Szok in the state of South Carolina you cannot sell nor buy land that is landlocked either they have access to the state road or there is a recorded deed of a easement. I know this because my driveway is a easement to 2 other houses. And we all have to pay the taxes on it each year. That is a state law and there is no way around it.
@@anthonycash4609 so is that easement triple taxed or do each person pay a third of the tax?
@@vickiel1284 one tax bill but all of our names is on it. We just split it between us. When it's an easement right of way every person with land that touches it is part owner. And as owners we have to do all the upkeep on it. As far as the tax collector goes they don't care how the bill is paid as long as they get there money. And we just split it 3 ways. This is how the state keeps land from being land locked.
@@anthonycash4609 that is really strange. I’m thankful that isn’t how it’s done where I live.
If someone were allowed to build a road across my property it would become worthless to me.
That just shows how stupid some people can be and just be so damn stubborn! The man has a right to be able to get to his property and the older couple will find that out in court, when they are sued by the property owner!
What ??? The other guy owns the land! it's an alternate rout to HIS house not his new neighbours. Why the hell should he give access ? Who knows how the new guy would use the route. Seems to me like everyone selfishly demands what they want today. The guy knew he had no drive before he bought the place.
@@Nailnuke you are absolutely right. Not only that but in the state of South Carolina you can not land lock anyone. So he absolutely new when he bought the property he had to put in a drive way.
So if I want to build a driveway across your front lawn I can?
King Kong . You need to go to the law books before you start calling someone stupid . With that statement your showing just how smart you are. If there is no deed of an easement on the books at the tax office then they have no right to use his driveway. Also in the state of South Carolina you can not have land that is land locked. So for them to have bought the property all of this would have been brought to light when the survey was done. Now as the old saying goes. It is best to remain silent and just appear to be stupid rather than open your mouth and remove all reasonable doubt that you are stupid.
You’re right. He will sue, he will win. It’s not across somebody’s front yard. It’s a wide open access.
This is crazy! The funny thing is that the work y’all did looks better than what was already there! Upstate Brush Control Crew rides again!!!
You guys do solid work! Sorry for the trouble. Hopefully it will be sorted out soon.
Where easements are concerned NEVER do anything on verbal consent and have a recorded document on hand at all times.
^^^^ this right here is the best advice on the whole comments section; we have a deeded easement w/our old neighbor- but he passed away and the property got sold to some new folks; a really nice lady and her now ex-husband; the ex-husband thought he could shut us out of it which would have left our parcel land-locked; after a few calls from our lawyer he had to concede; he's outta the picture now, and her and i are now good friends and she's a great neighbor! there's a reason you get everything recorded with the county, and it is worth every cent.
Good point about the death of the person granting the lease dying.. Make sure the lease runs with the title of the property and not the person granting the lease.
Amen. If you hold an easement, it is recorded at the county seat. No record, no easement. All that baloney about " we've been using it for 7 years " is just hand jive. At the end of the day, it's just a encroachment.
So, it's my understanding that if you are the property owner and you verbally agree to easement access, after 7 years of property (easement) use... the property owner loses his/her rights to the easement property and the non property owner then legally shares easement property ownership with the original owner. So, it may not seem 'nice' to say no to property usage, but as a property owner, being 'nice' can cost you ownership of your property. Now, I'm no lawyer so I could be 100% wrong, and if I am, I'm sure the internet will gladly let me know of my stupidity, but my point is, controlling property access may not be as simple as it might seem. Nice work Jon, good call on cleaning up.
I believe you are absolutely right.
It depends on the state laws. Your scenario is not the same in every state. In many states, you cannot be prevented from accessing your land and the owner whose land blocks the access has to provide an easement to the land-locked piece of property.
@@buckhorncortez you are 100% correct !!.
I was a contractor for 30 years before I retired, those are just a couple of the worst. I've also had some great neighbors who will have a place in my heart till the day I die. My daughter trained and became my 'line and grade' at the age of 19, and she looked much younger, as a result people often did a double and triple take when they saw her. On one particular job a 6 year old girl walked by everyday on her way home from school and when she saw my daughter she started stopping. Before long her dad showed up to check out the situation, he turned out to be a teacher at the local school and we all became close friends. I ended up letting her stand on the catwalk of my excavator for hours, (not quite osha), and ask me relentess questions while I dug sewer and water mains, (she barraged my daughter as well). She wore the cutest pink cowboy boots so on my last day in town I took her a cowboy hard hat as a parting gift, by coincidence it happened to be her birthday that day.
even in the face of defeat ( not finishing the job ) your still being professional , well done sir.
*you're
Feel for you and the customer. There may not be a formal written easement but someone at some point had an easement and used it to build and live in the property. Great work as always refusing to leave it a mess.
I don't know the details but when neighbors can't agree on a driveway it is usually because local government codes require ridiculous updates if more people use an existing driveway. Often easier to just build a side by side driveway and avoid mandated road maintenance associations and bylaws.
Great video coverage. Interesting situation you had.
Fourteen different households had to sign off when I made a home purchase in Haywood County, in Western North Carolina.
The Patriarch passed away sadly, and her home was forsale. Decades earlier she deeded out 12 separate parcels to many family members in equal shares.
My home had to pass 5 other home sites down a shared easement driveway. Homesite/owner (lot#7), erected a gate and locked it closing off access to additional homesites preventing access to their land and homes. All this coming years prior to me finding the home thankfully.
Over years of battling in court it was settled that she can retain the gate but it could never be locked or secured, Dividing the family forever.
That history came to playout during my transaction, delaying my purchase closing date by over 3 months as I awaited each household to sign off on the sale itself. BTW as the new guy, I did maintain the common use driveway to help ensure peace remained.
You need to tell that customer you're working for to get as close to the property line of their house as he can and put in a hog lock with about 10 hogs and then see if they can get along after that
Or plant some cane reeds and elephant ears along the border.
I don't blame them, I have had easement problems from giving one to a neighbor, he ended up selling his property and the new owner has really pissex me off with his attitude. Never, never give an easement.
Better to lease a section of your land to a friendly neighbor... A lease doesn't need to be transferable nor renewed.
@@toddgardner6355 exactly even if they are friendly you can just put a yearly or however long you want lease agreement together stating terms like no building structures allowed or to be used for living/dwelling on etc must be maintained etc and maybe charge 0 or $$$$ up to you
@@monkstandinglast I think you have to charge at least one dollar so that a receipt can be given, but YES!
That is why BEFORE you build the owner MUST go through all the legal steps! A lawyer should have been used along with the city or proper departments. Some home owners want to play it cheap and not go through the legal way. This is what you get!
For those of you not from SC this situation runs rampant down here. It is crazy the amount of flag lots, shared driveways (without a HOA), and landlocked no-easement parcels. It is totally wild.
In our little town you aren't allowed to share driveways. The town is trying to avoid future conflicts with snow removal, drainage, maintenance, etc. Sort of like, "Fences make good neighbors."
Unfortunately, capable adults should be able to come to a simple agreement over such things. This attitude only allows people to be divided further for the sake of avoiding any and all conflict. People don't always get along and that is ok.
AGREED, just get along! I watch C'mon mountain and Davids & his neighbors are so great about helping one another with needs to get into their property, one has major creek flooding at times. Amazing how some can be so generous and others not so much.
YOU ALL DID A VERY GOOD JOB!!!
Many years ago I worked for a land surveyor. More than once we got a uniform or went strapped due to serious threats.
So this is a new version of the TV show "FAMILY FEUD" 😂
We’ve found using geogrid in some culvert pipe installs to be quite useful. Cut out what we can put the geogrid down and backfill with a lift of good fill dirt then place the pipe. Geogrid runs up the sides and folds over to extend under part of the road. Anchors it nicely.
Tough deal on the easement crap. I had a large clearing we had to postpone because the neighbor threatened to use physical violence on us. While we could have had the sheriffs force them to use the legal easement (in the deeds) we chose to not go that route because we knew our equipment would get vandalized while we were gone. So the owner is trying to purchase an additional easement now. Really stinks how ignorant some folks are.
Some people just don't realize how short life really is, enjoy everyday and make a stranger smile people 😊
Easement should be written in the deed. Should have had it checked before he bought it. How did he get a loan if no access from street?.
bingo !!. easements should be written on the deed !!.
One thing I have learned over the years is to not take sides until you have listened to both sides. If I remember the story correctly the customer just bought that property. About 15 years ago I was part of a family argument over the land left to us kids by my mom. I did not live in the area and really did not want the 1/4 acre to start with. I wanted to keep the parcel together and sell it. After almost 6 months I called my sisters husband and asked him to meet me at a local cafe for some hot coffee my treat. We sit and spoke for about 2 hours. We finally agreed I would sell my part to them and would self-finance it. I'm still considered the black sheep of the family and the one being unreasonable. This is why I live almost 8 hours from my sisters.
Had yourself a doozy there! I dont envy what you had to go through lol. Love that you maintained to stay and clean everything up before going instead of dump and go like the "neighbour" was demanding! Thanks for sharing as always
Thank you!
I do not think they should be called "neighbour". His real title is "landowner" and everyone but them has zero right to be on their land. Look at it that way, not the way the person that hired the contractor told them what they wanted to be real. BTW the contractor did not and should not have to go through anything. He should never have started a job without legal right to enter someone else's property. Sounds like the hiring party is a real winner, thinking the real owners were away for a longer period of time and arranging an illegal trespass to occur at that time. NO doubt they thought that possession of a road has some sort of legal standing. If so why are they building another road across another property? The same law applies to the old road the former owner used to access. Just nothing legal so just stop trespassing. I have a feeling all these people may just not talk to each other, forever. PS contact your real estate agent if they did not state there was no access to the property. THAT should have been on page one, initialed and notarized on all legal papers.
Isn’t it ridiculous! You all did the right thing, completed the drive, cleaned up and got out. I hope you get paid and not drug into this mess!
There were no drugs involved. The past tense of the word "drag" is not "drug" it is "dragged."
@@buckhorncortez You just can't help yourself can you🤡
Amen to God we need to love each other. I love your videos great job's
You should make it policy that any question around property disputes (if known) have been settled by both parties and you have a copy of those in writing before doing a job. This would save everyone a headache.
I would never share a driveway if at all possible. Nor would most people I dare say....
Not to mention that the parties involved should have straightened this all out long before bringing in a contractor. SMH
One thing I like about my Neighbor we share a drive way and never have issues and they don't mind when I change or do stuff.
Not sure about SC but in GA that original drive could be a prescriptive easement if it was originally used to access your customers house and all that could have been avoided. Might have had to go to court to make it final but courts in GA don't allow for property to be landlocked if there was an existing drive that accessed it in the past.
currently going through this very same ordeal at my cabin here in arkansas, current driveway was made in the 50's, crosses on the neighbors land a tad. he approached me a few day's ago, asked me if i knew where my property lines were ?, i said..sure do !. he had this driveway surveyed a few weeks ago ( new stakes and markers were placed ). he told me he wants to move his mobile home over on driveway, i explained to him..sure...move it..but i'll tell ya this..according to arkansas law, YOU CAN NOT BLOCK, DENY ME ACCESS TO MY CABIN , IF NO OTHER ACCESS IS THERE FROM MAIN ROAD ?!. he say's back, yep..you are right...you seem to know the law. i can not speak for this guy's property in this state ?, but i can tell you this..no one..AND I MEAN NO ONE IN ARKANSAS CAN DENY YOU ACCESS TO YOUR HOUSE, CABIN, TENT..WHAT EVER, IF THERE IS ONLY ONE CURRENT WAY TO IT !.
Same in Alabama. You can't be denied access to your land. If an access exists and has been maintained then you have the right to use it.
There are a few things that will show a man's true colors... one of them is when it comes to the ownership of land.
Removing tree stumps is the most satisfying to watch
Depending upon how long the users of the driveway have been using the property, they might be able to claim that there is an easement by prescription. It varies by different states.
Past practice.
Sounds like some lawyers are about to make some money.
The thing is that could be a number of reasons why they can't use the existing road who going to do the up keep and repairs or insurance reasons
But why they won't allow a ease road ???
Here in the UK I used to do removals and the reasons why they couldn't move into their new house because of legal crap
I don't know which State this problem is happening in, but in most States, laws are clear about "land locked property access. Also, again, depending on the State, if that road/driveway has been in use for X number of years, it is "grand-fathered in and can't be blocked. I've dealt with this same issue in two different States when I owned rental property before I retired.
The Court's take a very dim view of people that try to block off a road/driveway. One of my rentals had a gravel road, about a half mile long that had 6 houses on it. The road was beat to hell, full of potholes, flooded every rain storm. I talked with the county road commission about them grading and maintain the road. They claimed it wasn't an Official road because no one had ever applied for it. I hired a attorney to research the issue and what needed to be done. Basically any property owner could apply to the commission to make it a county road. Any objection from neighbors would require a Court hearing. Of course one refused, he said "not one inch" when he was told his property line would no longer be in the middle of the road, new property lines would now start 8' from the center of both sides of the road. My attorney even found courthouse records dating back just after the civil war about this road. It was a no Brainerd for the Cort to rule in my favor, and a couple months later, construction crews/equipment showed up, graded the road, spread new gravel, and then ran a big roller back and forth compacting the gravel. Then on top, the road was officially named by the county, and a street sign was put up.
You win the Albert Einstein award brilliant
It’s in South Carolina.
😣 that my reaction to what you had to go through... but the fact that mum and dad said "You ain't signing nothing boy" 🤣 Keep bringing the content
Interesting how things are different from state to state and such. Here in Hawaii, if you have land-locked properly the surrounding property owners cannot prevent you from accessing your land. I'm not sure of all the details, but it seems like such a no-brainer thing that you have an automatic easement to access your property. I have heard cases wheret the property owner of the land you have to cross made things difficult, but they cannot block you.
They don't NEED permission to use that driveway, If that is the only driveway onto their land and it goes across someone elses land, then that person CAN NOT stop them from using that driveway to get to their land.... It's the Law (Whatever that means nowadays!) I believe it's called something like "The Right of Way" or something like that, I can't really remember....
True.
I feel for you. The more people that are involved, the bigger the chance of a lawsuit. Which part of the family owns the road, the old folks or the son that gave them permission?
Before y'all got there, many levels of wrongness existed! Hope you get compensated!
You should be commended for doing the right thing you cleaned everything up and left the place presentable lot of guys would have just left
I wouldn't just leave. If the owner of the house wants to smooth things over, leaving it in the best condition is a great start. You also don't want to leave it in a condition where it could cause damage later or erode quickly and have issues of non-payment due to perceived poor work. So I suppose it's the right thing to do by himself for there reputation and for the customer. Mutual benefit, well done!
Eventually. It is better to have your own driveway, than to have to deal with the problems of sharing.
I’m confused, how many easements are you dealing with? I thought you were moving the driveway off their property?
yea but they were using the adjacent property as access/laydown for the construction, instead of living within the Easement for the property they were working on. verbal's aren't worth the wind wasted on them especially when your not dealing with the actual property owner, mainly because they can state they agreed to provide TCE (temp construction easement) on terms heavily in their favor that you may have never discussed and you have nothing to say otherwise because its a he said he said deal .
If you don't understand...let me use your ASV with the brush head all the time for FREE and never pay you for it. Getting along is OK this isn't that....pay the man for right of way access or get lost. Both parties paid for their properties so let each use their own property or pay for the use of it.
Man some people are a handful.. Anyway, What can you do🤷♂️..Hats off to you and your guys trying do the right thing..I bet Matt from Diesel Creek love get his hands on that old Grader!😎
*The landlocked property owners are begging for problems.* From what I could find, they can usually get a court ordered *"easement by necessity"* if they can show the landlocked property and property needed to cross was once owned by the same person - it assumes the original owner meant for the landlocked property to be useful.
However, this doesn't mean that the easement runs on the existing road - the owner can insist the easement take a different route. If 3 or more properties are involved (same original owner), the owner might insist on only a 20 ft. easement running down the property line (10 ft. from each property), or argue the easement should cross a different owner's property.
There is also a *"right of way easement,"* which allows passage, but doesn't allow construction of roads, etc. (can be as little as foot traffic). The owners of property(s) that are candidates for an easement might claim the original intent was to leave the landlocked property as a nature, hunting, and/or rudimentary (tent) camping reserve, that could only be accessed on foot.
*You shouldn't even consider landlocked property* (unless you own an adjacent property) unless it was inherited, because there's likely a reason the previous owner didn't get an easement.
*I think on this property there is more involved - 3 properties:*
The driveway to the landlocked property crosses over the property of another person who has been allowing them to use the driveway.
It also crosses into another person's property to get around the ravine - that person understandably wanted to road off their property.
The owner of the property with the driveway gave permission for them to use it, but was understandably upset to arrive home and see they went further to began clearing his land.
*The owner of the landlocked property should have* tried to buy an easement, and barring that, gone to court to get an "easement by necessity" before performing construction.
I saw you last Tuesday at the QT in Greer. I was traveling from Alabama to Raleigh.
Say hello next time!
Couldn’t take my eyes off the backhoe work! Knows his job 👍 removing stump like a surgeon .
In Virginia, I am buying a tiny house on a land locked piece of property with a right of way to use the neighbor's driveway to access my property. The neighbor lady tried to take the right of way back, but could not do it legally. The courts told her that once a right of way is given it is permanent. She tried to do this with an earlier home owner that she didn't get along with
Fence fights... typical! I bought some land last year It's landlocked but with a right of passage on neighbour #1's property. However, the old road that was built years ago overlaps neighbour's 2 property by 3-4 feet wide for 400 feet. We're talking 200 acres of forest lands. Neighbour #2 put some barbwire over the road saying it's going through his property. Now I have to redo the road and cut a huge chunk of hillside to stay on neighbour #1's property... so silly. It's neighbour #2's right and I respect that but... sigh... Thanks for sharing the story and the work!
Shoulda got a survey done first, maybe?
@@cathiwim Yep it's what should have been done years ago when they built the road. I bought it regardless knowing full well what I was getting into. The price was right! I just find those situations kinda silly and way too common in rural areas. I've seen people build cottages next to lakes that weren't on their property because granpa told them it was.
Wow....bless your hearts
Totally understand how you feel. 🇺🇸🇺🇸✝️✝️
One word my Dad told me from a young age,, "easement". Not much good comes from using one and I would never rely one one.
after my father-in-law retired, he occasionally worked as a heavy equipment operator for a construction company. He had been a bulldozer operator in the army.
"His Mom n Dad...." bit - so funny!
when it comes to Easements, You really need to get it in Writing from Both(or More) Easement Owners. Just something from Future. If You Do Not get it or Verbal only. Say No to the Job.
Since that 30 year old person said it was ok. But He isnt the Landowners. So now, guessing its the Mom and Dad. Could Technically Go after Not only the other Easement Owner(s) But you as well in Lawsuit.
It has happened before, Couple Times around here too. Where Person gave Verbal Permission but wasnt the actual Landowner but a Uncle while landowners were out of town for abit. Company came in, Put in a Different Road access. Landowners came home saw it, Decided to Sue and won lawsuit as it was not part of the easement rules.
I watched another video from a UA-camr that I am sub'ed to...
and he was helping an older woman move a potbelly pig off her property.
WHY?
Because the new neighbor noticed that she had a pig. So they contacted the county and found that the area they live in (very rural), didn't allow livestock.
The gal had gotten this pig when it was only a few months old. It wasn't suppose to get much bigger than a medium sized dog...but it did. This was her pet. She didn't have a dog, cat, or a husband.
You would think living out in the "sticks" that folks may have critters.
If I had a neighbor that had critters, I would LOVE IT. I would rather listen to a rooster all day long than sirens or cars with loud exhaust rip up and down the main thurofare
Hey, I'm a new Sub, from Chris's channel, seen you working with him thought i'd come check you guys out see what ya got going on !! Been watching Chris " LD18" for years now, I'm so impressed with a young Man his age, at the pride he takes in his work, and how good he is as an operator. Well, I can't tell you the times over the years this same thing has happened to me !! lolol... I'm in Western Ky., and tell you what Man, there has been some times back in the day , i seen some knock down fights over easements !! lololol...And come to find out everytime they was wrong !! lololol.. But, it is what it is, all you can do , is just load up and leave , just like you had too, until all the fighting is over, and it's always a lot cussin' and fighting going on with this kind of thing...lolol...But, I'm sure it will get cleared on up so you guys can finish up...lolol... Have a Great Day...
Thanks for subscribing! We appreciate you watching!
This happens here in the UK also, they call them "ransom strips" where someone else owns the road/access to another piece of land/property.
They call them "ransom strips" because basically the property owner who doesnt own the access is basically held to ransom for how much they got to pay to get legal access. There is a formula on how the price is calculated & it's not small change either, it often costs as much as the property you own to get access to said property.
I understand some people can cause problems. I did work with a logging crew. We would move in a place a the guy who was in charge of the timber deed would have everything marked out for us. So we went in and started hauling logs out pretty quick. I ran the loader and people would watch all the time. You could tell the trouble makers by the way they waved their arm and shouting. Didn't bother me because it's was so funny when they demanded me to shut down. But I would be like I don't work for you and stay back.
If it's land locked the courts will give him an access rd. You'll be back.
I once made an offer on a house that ended up having easements on all 4 sides. One was to a 100 acres that could have become an apartment complex. The one easement necessary to get to the house I was buying was recorded in the wrong county and was invalid. I walked away.
Land sales are full of issues. Not to mention unreported wetland that get special gov protection or other waterways that get to be expanded or diverted by the gov whenever they decide.
When I bought my property, the realtor asked me what I was looking for. I said it would be easier to tell you what I'm NOT looking for! No easements, right of ways, shared anything, HOA's or neighbors! I would never buy a landlocked piece of property, especially family owned! That's a good way to start a war!
Best to have a property with your own road frontage and driveway, a survey for possible encroachments, clear land title none of that warranty deed stuff, no easements, a good fence and overwhelming firepower.
I guess life is too short for some folks... Hod bless your patience Sir... remember, Karen's are everywhere.. 🤣
Had some neighabors start cutting in a spur off of my rural driveway to access a back piece of property that was accessible by them although very difficult since it ran very close to their house, fencing and septic system. That came to a screaching halt...
We live in a litigious society.Verbal agreements can have liability consequences. The parents were not wrong to order the work to stop until those issues can be addressed.
That is so stupid. We used an easement and the others didn’t mind that we did. Anger runs amok. God bless you guys.
It’ll be interesting how this is resolved or not.
This was an interesting job. Does "land -locked" mean he is surrounded by lands owned by other individuals? Was there no other place along the main road, to build a new driveway to his property? His neighbors will probably ask for monthly rent to use the easement (if that is what you call it).
yes that is exactly what landlocked means. its not uncommon. there is no way into landlocked land unless you have permission to use someone elses property. its also the reason why many cant sell some of there land.
@@jjg1501 Some states don't allow property to be landlocked , but either way it's still a major headache to get resolved.
@@jjg1501 Poor guy didn't know that he would have to pay driveway rent when he bought the place. 🤔😁
I know in the state of Georgia there has to be an easement just like as if it was for the power company or the phone company to have access to landlocked property.
In some cases some easement has to be made between two pieces of property 50% on one piece and 50% on the other piece so that the one person has access to their land.
From what I've been informed on it is that they CANNOT charge you rent.
I know some people who went through this problem, went to court, and the judge said that there was to be no rent paid because it had already been to court for the easement property because the person that wanted to charge the rent didn't even want to allow the easement. In fact it was the same judge that made that decision about the rent on the easement that made the decision on the easement. That was a very ticked off judge and told the woman to stop her bullying.
@@jtw2055 Florida does not allow property to be landlocked owner must be granted an easement usually to the closest municipal road unless natural obstacles prevent it.
There is a parcel directly behind ours. Some people who were interested in it came roaring right through our property barely missed hitting our dog ( we are 1 mile off the main road). When my husband stopped them to ask what they were doing they told him they were buying the parcel. He told them there was no easement. They looked baffled, then said, but the realtor said it wouldn't be a problem. Husband said, "nope, no problem. There is NOT an easement"
We are not required to provide one and did not want anyone driving through our yard just feet from our house. We bought this property for privacy.
It's a problem dealing with people over access to land, I presume you client just bought the property, possibly with access in sales contact, It's a legal nightmare!
My family has an old cemetery from the 1800s located in the middle of someone's property. Over time it had got forgotten and to get back to it we had to get police to come out to tell land owners we had a right of way and make a road to it.
Wow, interesting.
What a pain in the butt some people can be, You're supposed to be neighborly and not be so ugly ugly and you're fixing and repairing and making it better but they don't care help rude and inconsiderate after a verbal agreement
The jackass neighbors should have bought the land between them if they didn't want anybody living there and using their road for access, but nope, they will just let it be bought by someone else then try to deny access. They will lose in court, all they can do is delay the new owner, and for all the effort they will gain a new vindictive neighbor who will be a pain in the ass to deal with at every opportunity...
An easement is a legal contract a verbal easement is worth the piece of paper it’s written on … usually an easement can be bought if it conforms to the community bylaws on location and the owner is willing to sell
Don't you just love working with the public. Enjoy your videos.
Keep up the good work john
In Arkansas, that existing driveway to the house that had been used in the past would be an easement by prescription and the homeowner would win in court.
Ouch! Oh well, a verbal easment is about as binding as a verbal warranty... Not at all, lol.
Looks like someone needs to go to the LetsDig 18 and Logger Wade tree/ stump pulling school
If the two neighbors worked together, they could probably afford to pave the road that would serve them both.
Never share a driveway and always get a easement in writing. And most states have laws about landlocked property and easement rights granting you the ability to put a driveway into your property due to accessibility
Neighbor wouldn't shut me down.....stand UP for what you believe in.
@@gadsdenDTOM He was hired to do a job......what do you not understand about that??
@@gadsdenDTOM why don't you go watch the whole video....the neighbors owns neither the original driveway or the new one he is cutting, then find part 2 and watch that video....have a nice day
upps 😳…… i hope you get paid and good luck on the next Job 😄 and yes…. Life is to short for 🤜🏼🤛🏼 ….. better together 🕊
Dang the luck sir! Been down that road before on a job.
Sorry for your issues. I give up on where all these Karen's came from. Good luck. Yall do good work
It’s not that easy to just say get along. I’m surprised you said that. It’s all the legal issues. There are a hundred “what if’s” sharing your property with a stranger.
Allowing permanent driveway use can backfire if future structures are wanted nearby. However courts frown on landlocking.
Sounds like your customer needs to take his neighbor to court.
This would be a constructive easement in my state. Once given it passes to the next owner's, written or not.