michellesf
Junior Member
My property is in Northern California. There is an easement on my neighbor’s property for me to get to my house. The easement is marked 12’ wide right beside our properties’ boundary on the parcel map. However, the current driveway is not exactly on the marked easement area. Half of the driveway is on the easement, and the other half is outside the easement on my neighbor’s property, further from the boundary. The portion of the easement right at the boundary is not paved and a small tree grows there. I asked my neighbor whether he or I can remove the tree and pave the portion so that I can drive on the 12’ wide driveway matching the easement on the parcel map. He said no.
The tree is on his property and I do not know whether I can remove it without his permission? Same, I do not know whether I can pave the unpaved easement part so that I can drive on it. With the current situation, I am driving on some of his property that is not an easement for my property. Is there any issue for this? Also, I do not use the unpaved easement and worry that I will lose the easement if not using it for a long period of time. My neighbor is not cooperating. What are my options?
Thanks
The tree is on his property and I do not know whether I can remove it without his permission? Same, I do not know whether I can pave the unpaved easement part so that I can drive on it. With the current situation, I am driving on some of his property that is not an easement for my property. Is there any issue for this? Also, I do not use the unpaved easement and worry that I will lose the easement if not using it for a long period of time. My neighbor is not cooperating. What are my options?
Thanks