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<p class="MsoNormal">Listmates, I have been asked yet another question that I have not encountered before. Client has an easement burdening their property. It serves as ingress and egress for 3 nearby lots to access a river. Over time the river has eroded
the bank to the point that it is now a 20 foot tall unstable cliff from their property to the water. The benefitted party has constructed a makeshift ladder to climb down the cliff. The client’s insurance company is less than thrilled and wants the easement
“ cancelled” Has anyone ever heard of an easement being terminated or somehow restricted when changing circumstances, beyond the control of the burdened parcel, renders the easement’s use dangerous? Does the burdened parcel have any duty to improve or make
safe a way to get to the water, which is the easement’s stated purpose? Thanks in advance for your thoughts. Craig <o:p></o:p></p>
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