MJ Gibson Land Surveying

Service

Easement Preparation

The legal description and exhibit your easement needs to hold up.

Overview

An easement gives someone the right to use part of a property for a specific purpose — a utility line, a shared driveway, access to a landlocked parcel, or drainage.

For that right to be enforceable, it needs a precise written legal description and an exhibit drawing showing exactly where it sits on the ground. That is what we prepare.

We work from your survey or ours, and coordinate with attorneys, utilities, and title companies so the document records cleanly.

Our Process

  1. 1Review the parcel, existing survey records, and the purpose of the easement.
  2. 2Field work as needed to locate the easement area accurately.
  3. 3Prepare the written legal description and a matching exhibit drawing.
  4. 4Coordinate with your attorney or title company for recording.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a survey before you can write an easement?+

Usually some survey work is needed, because the description has to tie to real, measurable points on the ground. If there is a recent survey of the parcel we can often work from that.

Do you prepare the legal agreement too?+

We prepare the legal description and the exhibit drawing — the surveying pieces. The easement agreement itself is a legal document your attorney should draft, and we work alongside them.