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Subcommittee hears Uniform Easement Relocation Act; witnesses describe court-based process and limits
Summary
The Veil Law Subcommittee reviewed House Bill 1721, the Uniform Easement Relocation Act (UERA). Witnesses said the bill creates a court-supervised procedure to relocate easements without holder consent if the move causes no material harm; proponents stressed safeguards and uniformity, while one resident asked the bill cover existing easements.
Delegate Delia Watts introduced House Bill 1721, the Uniform Easement Relocation Act, at a meeting of the Veil Law Subcommittee of the House Courts of Justice. The committee adopted a committee substitute by voice vote before taking testimony on the substitute.
Ellen Dyke, identified herself as chair of the drafting committee for the Uniform Easement Relocation Act, and described the act’s purpose: “The UERA ... is designed to provide a simple and practical solution to a problem that has confronted landowners burdened by easements.” She said the act creates a procedure allowing landowners to seek court approval to relocate an easement without…
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