What are the most common types of easements

There are several types of easements, each with their specific characteristics and purposes. Here are the most common types of easements:

Property Easements

1. Easement of Passage:

   Allows the owner of the dominant property to have the right to pass through the servient property. It is common in situations where the dominant property does not have direct access to the public road.

2. Water Easement:

   Includes rights related to water use, such as the capture, drainage, or passage of water through the servient property to benefit the dominant property.

3. View Easement:

   Allows the owner of the dominant property to maintain openings (such as windows or balconies) that invade the airspace of the servient property, ensuring views or lighting.

Administrative Easements

1. Public Use Easement:

   Established by public authority to allow the use of part of private property for public interest purposes, such as the construction of roads or public utility infrastructure.

2. Environmental Preservation Easement:

   Imposes restrictions on the use of private property to protect sensitive ecosystems, permanent preservation areas, or water resources.

3. Cable Passage Easement:

   Allows the installation and maintenance of energy, telecommunications, or other underground network cables that cross private property.

Implications of Easements

Easements impose restrictions on the full use of the servient property, which can affect its market value. They are real rights that remain even if ownership changes hands, and must be registered to be enforceable against third parties. In addition, the existence of an easement can limit the type of development or alteration that can be made to the servient property.