Locking an easement gate

[dodge man]

I've seen my fair share of boundary problems. I don't know why some people get so emtional over this stuff. Like why did he freak out when you were working on your fence from his side of the line? Thats just the way some people are. I agree with the others, get a gate that closes on its own. I agree, this guy is just cutting through your ground to agravate you or to show his claim over this easement. It might well be worth it to buy him out if it's possible. It might be worth a couple of grand to you. A bit of advice, if you do want to buy out the easement, have the paper work ready and your check book handy. If he agrees don't give him time to think about it or back out of the deal. Get him to sign right then and give him a check.

 

[MarkV]

A paper company, growing pines, had an easement through some family property that we planned to sub divide into 5 acre tracts. To rid ourselves of the easement we gave the paper company a 25' wide strip of land along one side of the property to access theirs. In exchange the easement was dissolved and the change file with the county. That cleared any future deeds of the easement and any restrictions it carried. Might be worth losing an acre or so to not have the restrictions the easement places in the middle of your land and you don't have to deal with this guy forever.

My other thought was that an easement for ingress and egress does not offer any other rights. The power companies and pipeline companies have them through all kinds of farm land. Because the power company can come on my land and have their own lock on my gate does not mean they can let my livestock out. Like was said before, lock the gate and provide him a key with a certified letter. If you want to be friendly tell him there has been some trespassers because the gate has been left open and you will require the gate to be locked at all times from now on. It is your land, he only has the right to use the road to get to his. He can not say that you can't lock the gate. If he doesn't close it after himself and your animals get out you have something to make a case out of.

MarkV

 

[firemanpat2910]

from all the threads I have read on here and all the stories I have heard at the feed stores, and hardware stores. I have some free advice. Get a survey, get a laywer, get situation resolved soon. The longer these things go on the worse they get. and if you think this guy is bad wait until his kids are fighting over the property when he dies, and then you will have a worse mess. Its easy for me to spend your money, LOL. but there is never an easy outcome from here. Bite the bullet and get past it.

 

[Ronbo]

I like the idea of giving him some land. Just give him a 5-10 ft strip and specify that he has to put up the fence at his cost. Don't let him remove the old fence until the new one is up.

Ron

 

[LBrown59]

I have a parcel with a 20' "Trail" Easement running though the middle. Has not been used in over 30 years .

So how does this creep appear over 30 years latter to give you static over it?

I don't get this part ?

 

[dave1949]

from all the threads I have read on here and all the stories I have heard at the feed stores, and hardware stores. I have some free advice. Get a survey, get a laywer, get situation resolved soon. The longer these things go on the worse they get. and if you think this guy is bad wait until his kids are fighting over the property when he dies, and then you will have a worse mess. Its easy for me to spend your money, LOL. but there is never an easy outcome from here. Bite the bullet and get past it.

That sounds right to me. We are all good at spending other people's money here

Assuming KermitWC tried neighborly approach first, then this isn't getting better. People like this are strange characters, sometimes if you invite them for supper and share a beer or whatever, you have a friend. But , then you think, well that's pretty shallow since I don't really want to spend time with this person. And why should you need to bribe a neighbor to shut a gate anyways?

About how old is this neighbor? Does he live alone?

Dave.

 

[KermitWC]

Easy for him to say. I don't know where you live or the trespass laws. I think around here the police would have given the guy a bit of a lecture at least in that situation, and Maine is far from a strict gun law state. Normally if you start yelling at officers, they do have the right to take you in if they want to make a point.

Your neighbor is obviously some sort of mental case. Maybe make an appointment with your local police chief/leutenant and lay out your issues and ask for advice. If nothing else, they will realize there are likely to be long standing issues with your neighbor. They probably know him well already.

Dave.

I live in Missouri where they seem to have their own set of laws. I am waiting for him to threaten me again so that I can get a PPO on him which would keep him off the property.

 

[KermitWC]

That sounds right to me. We are all good at spending other people's money here

Assuming KermitWC tried neighborly approach first, then this isn't getting better. People like this are strange characters, sometimes if you invite them for supper and share a beer or whatever, you have a friend. But , then you think, well that's pretty shallow since I don't really want to spend time with this person. And why should you need to bribe a neighbor to shut a gate anyways?

About how old is this neighbor? Does he live alone?

Dave.

Rumor is that he lives with his children. That he was divorced twice and dislikes women. He has to be about 40-45. I gather he was a"nice" guy until he made money raising chickens. I would hazard a guess that he is bi polar because he can be talking nice to you and 5 minutes later, his attitude changes. I apologize if I insult anyone but this guy is a red neck.

 

[KermitWC]

I like the idea of giving him some land. Just give him a 5-10 ft strip and specify that he has to put up the fence at his cost. Don't let him remove the old fence until the new one is up.

Ron

The way the easement is, that is not possible. There is the 20 acres pasture and basically, the gate is on the road and the easment goes from the bottom of the pasture through the middle of it to the top.

 

[dave1949]

Rumor is that he lives with his children. That he was divorced twice and dislikes women. He has to be about 40-45. I gather he was a"nice" guy until he made money raising chickens. I would hazard a guess that he is bi polar because he can be talking nice to you and 5 minutes later, his attitude changes. I apologize if I insult anyone but this guy is a red neck.

That doesn't sound good, I was picturing maybe an older person living alone who's gone a bit looney. Sometimes older folks are really just looking for attention - I think.

Dave.