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2011 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 33: PROPERTY
Chapter 30: TRAIL EASEMENTS
33 §1582. Creation, conveyance, acceptance and duration


33 ME Rev Stat § 1582 (2011 through 125th Legis) What's This?

§1582. Creation, conveyance, acceptance and duration

1. Trail easement. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a trail easement may be created, conveyed, recorded, assigned, released, modified, terminated or otherwise altered or affected in the same manner as other easements created by written instrument.

[ 1999, c. 371, §1 (NEW) .]

2. Right or duty. No right or duty in favor of or against a holder arises under a trail easement unless the right or duty is accepted by the holder.

[ 1999, c. 371, §1 (NEW) .]

3. Limitation. Except as provided in this chapter, a trail easement is unlimited in duration unless the instrument creating it provides otherwise.

[ 1999, c. 371, §1 (NEW) .]

4. Interest. An interest in real property in existence at the time a trail easement is created is not impaired by the trail easement unless the owner of the interest is a party to the trail easement or consents to it.

[ 1999, c. 371, §1 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1999, c. 371, §1 (NEW).

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