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. . 0012?3 0'0 \"""" "} . . ., , . ' 3~ Llcense--The right to enter for specified purposes is purchased. The pUr'poses may include hunting, wildlife observation, hiking, or camping, among others. ,The landowner never conveys title, A subsequent sale of the land may extinguish the l~cense, depending on terms of the sale. . 4. Development Rights--The sive use is purchased. limited to rural areas rights are apt to have right to convert the land. to more inten- As a practical matter this technique is because at the urban fringe, development a value equal to that of the full title. S. Restrictive Covenant--An agreement generally detailed in the aeed, restricting the use to which land may be put, The agreement is drawn so that the covenants run with the land, i.e., are binding on all future purchasers with notice of the agreement. 6. Easements--An actual interest in the land or partnership is purchased. The rights desired are obtained by another party through grant of easement and conveyance by deed. Recording the deed binds all future grantees. The parties involved are limited in their use of the property, by the rights that they own. The Easement Concept An casement is always distinct from the occupation and enjoyment of the land itself. It d~es not transfer title to the land, al_t,l1oug!! it is created by a ~e.!"_Q. :rtdoes no'F,constTtute'alfen-aga'inst-'Ehe prop~rt)1, Basically, it is simply a right to use another man's'property for some specified purpose; e~g~;-right~6f-wayeasements, or to prevent him from using his own property in some,sp,ecified manner. . The owner of land subject to an easement has all the rights and benefits of , ownership consistent with the enjoyment of the easement. .'JJ1e easement does not transfer any title to the land nor work any dispossession-OI-ihc-owncr. 'Eas-ements are binding on all futuregr~n!ees .of the,l.a..:>.Ct:"'."..ohave notice _of the en:clUUbrance, After the easemen t is appropriately recorde'd "'any-p-tirchaser is deemed to have constructive notice of the restriction and takes the property subject to the easement. Generally, casements are,divided into two types, affirmative and negative. An affirmative easement is a limited right to make use of land owned in fee by someone else: a right-of-way easement is a good example, A negative easement is a right to prevent a property owner from us ing his land in specified ways, Some examples of affirmative casements arc: 1. \Iunting and fishing rir,hts--This type of casement provides a limited right for the public to use privately owned land for hunting, fishing, hiking or camping. 2 \