In the state of New Hampshire, you can find yourself driving along state highways and public roads. The state maintains the highways and some of the public roads, while the towns maintain all of the other public roads. But did you also know that you may find yourself driving down a private road on occasion in this state??
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The estoppel by deed doctrine basically prevents real estate sellers from denying the existence, as well as the usage, of private easements referred to in deeds. All deeds used for transferring real estate properties include legal descriptions. This ensures everyone involved in the transfer is aware of the boundaries of properties and other pertinent information.
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Corporations all across the world are merging with other companies. It happens every day and most of us don’t blink an eye or even know about some of those mergers. Here in New Hampshire, when two companies merge, they need to be aware of whether they are simply taking over the assets or if they are obtaining the other company’s … Read the rest
Some deeds in the state of New Hampshire grant temporary well easements. However, there are times when these temporary well easements end up being permanent and according to the New Hampshire Supreme Court, that is legal. The case where the courts decided that a temporary well easement can become permanent was Arell v. Palmer.
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