No Permits, No Easement: Why Unlawful Encroachments May Not Vest [Sullivan’s Take]

Randy Sullivan | Patton Sullivan Brodehl Not every apparent prescriptive right vests.  At first glance, a decades long encroachment might appear to be a shoo-in as an easement by prescription.  However, encroaching structures built without permits or approvals are at risk of being ordered removed where a local municipality declares the act a public nuisance.… Continue reading No Permits, No Easement: Why Unlawful Encroachments May Not Vest [Sullivan’s Take]