THE EASEMENT INQUIRY
(Questions for the Grantee)
What is The Easement Inquiry? It is a set of questions that professionals would ask of anyone seeking an easement (that's the Grantee). You may not know the correct questions to ask but professionals do. The Easement Inquiry asks questions about the entire project, from the first contact to the last of the restoration of your land.
Some questions that need to be answered:
why is the project necessary, how much of 
your land will be used, how has the
payment been calculated, how much control you will retain, how much use of your
land you will have, how the grantee will provide for your life going on as near
as possible to normal, what can you do if there are problems now or in the
future, who is responsible for accidents that injure their workers or your
family and guests, who is responsible for damages to property caused by their
activity and occupation. As you might expect, particular attention is
devoted to LIABILITY
questions, this concerns both yours and theirs.
Why The Easement Inquiry? Foremost, it establishes a written record of statements made by the agent. Next, it helps you organize your thoughts and avoids letting some questions slip your mind. Quite importantly, The Easement Inquiry lets anyone seeking an easement know that you are involved and organized.
It has become fashionable to present landowners with a letter or a fancy brochure explaining the generalities of a project; also, public meetings hosted by companies are geared to distributing information that presents the proposed project in the best possible light. You need specifics that are not addressed in such a letter or meeting. The Easement Inquiry will help you obtain the necessary information to make an informed decision.
How to use The Easement Inquiry? Print The Easement Inquiry on your own printer and staple the pages together. The package is all ready to go - Cover Page, Letter of Concern and Questions - just date it and sign it. Give The Easement Inquiry to the agent at the first available meeting or submit it by mail if contact is made by mail or phone - all you need is the address. You may also simply sit down with the agent and go through The Easement Inquiry and write down the answers.
Any statements or promises not addressed in The Easement Inquiry and made during negotiations should be written down and kept with the completed The Easement Inquiry. Be sure to fill in the date when The Easement Inquiry is given and when the completed The Easement Inquiry is returned.
The Easement Inquiry cannot anticipate all questions that could or should be asked but you can always add to it by following the numbering scheme.
As always, make sure you are limiting the easement to one, and one only, pipeline, cable, transmission line, etc. Then if they want to put in additional facilities they'll need another easement in the future.
The Easement Inquiry is provided to you as an email attachment in PDF format within 24 hours (usually much more quickly) of your paid order. Through PayPal you may pay by credit card, check or directly from your existing PayPal account.
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