Easement

An Easement is a right to use all or part of someone’s else land without having the right to possession of that land. The land that is subject to the easement is known as the Burdened Land. An easement may be:

• for another landowner’s benefit and the Easement right is attached to the Benefited Land; or

• an Easement in Gross that means it is for the benefit of a specific person e.g. for Chorus to run internet cables through the Burdened Land. The person who owns the Burdened Land is known as the Grantor. The person who is the owner of the Benefited Land or the person who receives the benefit of the Easement in Gross is known as the Grantee.