What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas
Thanks for the great site, btw!
Here is the issue, I am just trying to understand the Plat of our ranch -
I have a ranch in a "subdivision". There are approximately 40 other ranches. We pay a Property Owners Association a yearly due of $1.50 per year per acre for road maintenance and upkeep. The Plat states that the roads are perpetual, private access easements to and for the benefit of the owners of the tracts or lots within this subdivision. That is the exact wording. It goes on to specify the heirs, successors, assigns as well.
My issue is this: We bought "end of the road" i.e. we have 4 of the 58 tracts and the road goes down the middle of them. No-one owns land past us.
I have people going by the cabin, located at the front of the property, all the time and I stop them and let them know this is private land and they should not be driving down the road.
Am I correct in my understanding that the road is not a public access nor do people 2000 acres away at the front of the subdivision granted access to the roads beyond their property simply to sight-see because they live in the subdivision?
It would seem to me that private and access means the roads are private and to be used only to access your own tract or lot.
I suppose the statement could be read multiple ways, but I see no benefit to the latter.
Thanks very much for agreeing or disagreeing.. heh
John
Thanks for the great site, btw!
Here is the issue, I am just trying to understand the Plat of our ranch -
I have a ranch in a "subdivision". There are approximately 40 other ranches. We pay a Property Owners Association a yearly due of $1.50 per year per acre for road maintenance and upkeep. The Plat states that the roads are perpetual, private access easements to and for the benefit of the owners of the tracts or lots within this subdivision. That is the exact wording. It goes on to specify the heirs, successors, assigns as well.
My issue is this: We bought "end of the road" i.e. we have 4 of the 58 tracts and the road goes down the middle of them. No-one owns land past us.
I have people going by the cabin, located at the front of the property, all the time and I stop them and let them know this is private land and they should not be driving down the road.
Am I correct in my understanding that the road is not a public access nor do people 2000 acres away at the front of the subdivision granted access to the roads beyond their property simply to sight-see because they live in the subdivision?
It would seem to me that private and access means the roads are private and to be used only to access your own tract or lot.
I suppose the statement could be read multiple ways, but I see no benefit to the latter.
Thanks very much for agreeing or disagreeing.. heh
John