What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? I live in Arizona.
I own an ingress/egress easement to cross another persons property to get to my land. I have owned the property for 10 years. I have just built a house and want to pave the gravel driveway (which is on the easement) to my house. My neighbor, who owns the property that my easement/driveway is on, says I have no right to pave his property. He said I purchased a lot with a gravel driveway, and that's all it will ever be. He says I only have the right of ingress/egress, I do not have the right to change the character of his property.
I believe I have the right to pave the driveway because I own the easement. If I do pave the property, I will have to trench along the easement and put in a culvert to prevent rain water from washing across the pavement.
Do I have the right to pave the easement/driveway?
I own an ingress/egress easement to cross another persons property to get to my land. I have owned the property for 10 years. I have just built a house and want to pave the gravel driveway (which is on the easement) to my house. My neighbor, who owns the property that my easement/driveway is on, says I have no right to pave his property. He said I purchased a lot with a gravel driveway, and that's all it will ever be. He says I only have the right of ingress/egress, I do not have the right to change the character of his property.
I believe I have the right to pave the driveway because I own the easement. If I do pave the property, I will have to trench along the easement and put in a culvert to prevent rain water from washing across the pavement.
Do I have the right to pave the easement/driveway?