I have heard from others and also by experience that the state has the right to the first couple of feet of your front lawn for construction purposes, such as road maintenance, sewage and water lines and the like. Is this a state law or federal? More importantly, can anyone find exactly where the law is stated? Thanks.
So if someone were to park with one tire within that area, would that be considered parking on private or public property?
Its called a easement, Its probably state law, but its pretty much the same in every state. You cant fight it, since its for the public as a whole.
About the tire thing, its according to where the easement runs. Most roads have a shoulder, and the shoulder is still considered to be part of the road and public property.
July 20th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Utilities have Right of Way to place utilities anywhere on your property. Many farmers have gas lines that run under their property. You have to call that 800 number before you dig to see if there are any utilites underneth. Also, the City owns a certain distance from the center of a road. It veries depending usually on how busy the road is. But, in most cases the city owns from the center of the road to the inside of the sidewalk. You still have to maintain the grass from the sidewalk to the road though. There was a city where a guy refused to mow that area of grass. The city sued him for the cost of maintaining it. Their take was that when the citizens maintain that area they pay an overall lower tax. So, if you don’t maintain it you should pay the city’s cost of maintaining it. You can find exactly what the distance is at the county courthouse or city office.
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July 20th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Its called a easement, Its probably state law, but its pretty much the same in every state. You cant fight it, since its for the public as a whole.
About the tire thing, its according to where the easement runs. Most roads have a shoulder, and the shoulder is still considered to be part of the road and public property.
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