Easements, encroachments, licenses and trespasses may all affect the land. However, how they are related, and how they are distinct, makes all the difference. While trespass can, technically, extend ...

The Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act was supposed to be a strong dose of medicine for the ills of heirs’ property — jointly owned land with multiple heirs not documented in wills or deedbooks, ...

The Reels brothers were held in contempt of court in a dispute over family land. A large portion of land in North Carolina and other states in the South has been passed down informally, making that ...