Alabama Easements, Landlocked Land and Eminent Domain (2026)
Alabama prescriptive easements require at least 20 years of adverse use under case law. See the landlocked-land statute, post-Kelo limits and condemnation steps.
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Eminent Domain Laws
53 articles
Alaska Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Alaska prescriptive easements generally take 10 years of hostile use. See landlocked-land rules, the 2006 post-Kelo limit and eminent domain deadlines and fees.
34 min read
Arizona Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Arizona prescriptive easements require 10 years of actual, visible, adverse use under case law. See the landlocked-property rules and Prop 207 limits on eminent domain.
27 min read
Arkansas Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Arkansas prescriptive easements generally take 7 years of adverse use. See the county-court road petition for landlocked land and Arkansas eminent domain rules.
30 min read
California Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
California prescriptive easements generally take five years of adverse use. See landlocked-land rules, Prop 99 limits and how eminent domain compensation works.
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Colorado Easements and Eminent Domain: Prescriptive Rights and Takings
A Colorado prescriptive easement generally takes 18 years of open, continuous, adverse use. See landlocked access rules, takings limits and condemnation fees.
23 min read
Connecticut Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
Connecticut prescriptive easements take 15 years of uninterrupted adverse use (C.G.S. 47-37). Rules on landlocked land, takings limits and compensation.
31 min read
Delaware Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
Delaware prescriptive easements take 20 years of adverse use proved by clear and convincing evidence. See the post-Kelo public-use limit and condemnation deadlines.
27 min read
District of Columbia Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
D.C. prescriptive easements take 15 years of open, adverse use. Landlocked-lot rules, how the District condemns land, the 21-day answer deadline and fees.
22 min read
Easement Laws by State: Prescriptive Easements and Landlocked Land
Easement laws in all 50 states and DC: how long a prescriptive easement takes, landlocked land routes, notices that block prescription and shared driveways.
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Eminent Domain Laws by State (2026): Takings and Compensation
Eminent domain laws by state: Kelo and federal takings rules, state limits on private-developer takings, compensation, attorney fees, buy-backs and deadlines.
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Florida Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain Laws
Florida easement and eminent domain law: the 20-year prescriptive period from case law, ways of necessity for landlocked land, slum and blight limits, and fee rules.
43 min read
Georgia Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Georgia private ways by prescription (7 or 20 years), landlocked property petitions, and eminent domain limits, deadlines and fees under O.C.G.A. Title 22.
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Hawaii Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Hawaii prescriptive easements generally take 20 years and cannot cross Land Court land. Learn landlocked access rules and HRS chapter 101 condemnation deadlines.
31 min read
Idaho Easements and Eminent Domain: Prescriptive Rights and Takings
Idaho easement and eminent domain law: the 20-year prescriptive period, landlocked land, how easements end, the post-Kelo limits in § 7-701A and compensation.
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Illinois Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Illinois prescriptive easements take 20 years of adverse use under case law. Learn landlocked-land options, eminent domain public-use limits and fee rules.
29 min read
Indiana Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Indiana prescriptive easements take 20 years of uninterrupted adverse use. See landlocked-land rules, the 2006 limits on private takings and condemnation deadlines.
26 min read
Iowa Easements and Eminent Domain: Prescriptive Rights and Takings
Iowa prescriptive easements take 10 years plus express notice to the owner (Iowa Code 564.1). How Iowa limits eminent domain, appeals and attorney fees.
31 min read
Kansas Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Kansas prescriptive easements generally take 15 years of use. See the landlocked road petition, post-Kelo limits, and how condemnation awards and appeals work.
23 min read
Kentucky Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Kentucky prescriptive easements generally take at least 15 years of adverse use. See the landlocked-residence statute, post-Kelo limits and 2026 condemnation rules.
33 min read
Louisiana Easement (Servitude) and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
Louisiana servitude law: 10- or 30-year prescription of apparent servitudes, landlocked enclosed estates, how they end, and expropriation limits since 2006.
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Maine Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
Maine easement and eminent domain law: the 20-year prescriptive easement rule, landlocked land, private road upkeep, post-Kelo limits and takings deadlines.
30 min read
Maryland Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Maryland prescriptive easements take 20 years of adverse, exclusive, uninterrupted use. See the landlocked-land rule and how condemnation pay and fees work.
21 min read
Massachusetts Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
Massachusetts prescriptive easements take 20 years of uninterrupted use (G.L. c. 187, s. 2). Landlocked land, blocking notices, takings and compensation.
25 min read
Michigan Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Michigan prescriptive easements generally take 15 years of open, adverse use. See landlocked-land rules, the 2006 limits on takings and how condemnation pay works.
23 min read
Minnesota Easements, Cartways and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
A Minnesota prescriptive easement takes 15 years of adverse use. See the cartway rule for landlocked land, public-use limits and condemnation fee rules.
30 min read
Mississippi Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
Mississippi prescriptive easements take 10 years of adverse use. See the landlocked private-road statute, the Section 17A transfer bar and condemnation deadlines.
23 min read
Missouri Easements and Eminent Domain: Prescriptive Rights and Takings
Missouri prescriptive easements take 10 years of adverse use. See landlocked-land private roads, the 2006 eminent domain limits and how compensation is set.
25 min read
Montana Easements and Eminent Domain: Prescriptive Rights and Takings
Montana prescriptive easements need 5 years of adverse use (MCA 23-2-322). See landlocked-land options, private roads, and eminent domain compensation and fee rules.
33 min read
Nebraska Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
Nebraska prescriptive easements take 10 years, landlocked owners may seek a county access road, and economic development takings are limited, with listed exceptions.
32 min read
Nevada Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain Laws
Nevada prescriptive easements need 5 years of adverse, continuous, open, peaceable use. See landlocked-land rules and Nevada eminent domain limits.
21 min read
New Hampshire Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
New Hampshire prescriptive easements take 20 years of adverse use, and the constitution bars takings that transfer land for private development. Deadlines and fees.
27 min read
New Jersey Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
New Jersey easement and eminent domain law: the 30-year (60 for woodland) prescriptive period, landlocked land, redevelopment takings, offers, appeals and fees.
23 min read
New Mexico Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
New Mexico prescriptive easements take 10 years of adverse use under case law. Learn landlocked-land rules, 2007 redevelopment limits, compensation and fees.
33 min read
New York Easements, Landlocked Land and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
New York prescriptive easements borrow the 10-year adverse-possession period by analogy. See private-road rules, EDPL hearings, the 30-day challenge and fees.
34 min read
North Carolina Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
North Carolina prescriptive easements need at least 20 years of adverse use; presumed permissive. Cartways, landlocked land and eminent domain under G.S. 40A and 136.
36 min read
North Dakota Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
North Dakota prescriptive easements take 20 years of adverse, continuous use. Learn the landlocked-land options, public-use limits and condemnation rules.
33 min read
Ohio Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Ohio prescriptive easements need 21 years of adverse use that need not exclude the owner (Pavey v. Vance). See landlocked-land rules, takings limits and fees.
24 min read
Oklahoma Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Oklahoma prescriptive easements generally take 15 years. See the private way of necessity, the 2025 easement relocation act, takings limits and condemnation fees.
31 min read
Oregon Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Oregon prescriptive easements take 10 years of open, adverse, continuous use. See the county way-of-necessity process, ORS 35.015 taking limits and fee rules.
30 min read
Pennsylvania Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
Pennsylvania prescriptive easements generally take 21 years of use under case law. See the Private Road Act, the 2006 private-enterprise ban and condemnation deadlines.
29 min read
Rhode Island Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
Rhode Island prescriptive easements generally take 10 years of adverse use, and a footpath alone never ripens. See the landlocked rule and 2008 eminent domain limits.
29 min read
South Carolina Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
South Carolina prescriptive easements take 20 years under case law, and the constitution limits economic-development takings. See the deadlines and fee rules.
28 min read
South Dakota Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
South Dakota prescriptive easements need 20 years of adverse use. See landlocked-land options, local limits on private-transfer takings and the CO2 pipeline bar.
28 min read
Tennessee Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Tennessee prescriptive easements generally take 20 years of adverse use. See the landlocked right-of-way statute, post-Kelo limits and condemnation deadlines.
27 min read
Texas Easements, Landlocked Land and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
Texas prescriptive easements generally track the 10-year land limitation. See landlocked-land options, Gov't Code 2206.001 limits and condemnation steps.
33 min read
Utah Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain Laws
Utah prescriptive easements take 20 years of open, adverse use. Learn landlocked access, easement relocation, and how Utah eminent domain and compensation work.
18 min read
Vermont Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Vermont easement and eminent domain law: the 15-year prescriptive easement rule, ways of necessity, shared road upkeep, and owner rights in highway takings.
27 min read
Virginia Easements and Eminent Domain: Prescriptive Rights and Takings
Virginia prescriptive easements generally need 20 years of use proven by clear and convincing evidence. See landlocked-land rules, takings limits and compensation.
26 min read
Washington Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
Washington prescriptive easements take 10 years of open, adverse use. See landlocked-property rights under RCW 8.24 and eminent domain limits in art. I, sec. 16.
29 min read
West Virginia Easement and Eminent Domain Laws (2026)
West Virginia prescriptive easements need 10 years of adverse use proved by clear and convincing evidence. See the post-Kelo limit and condemnation deadlines.
21 min read
Wisconsin Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Wisconsin prescriptive easements generally take 20 years of continuous adverse use. See landlocked-land options, blight limits on takings and compensation.
30 min read
Wyoming Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Wyoming prescriptive easements need 10 years of adverse use. See the private road law for landlocked land and how state eminent domain rules work.
23 min read