Question

Draft an easement for the purposes of access to air and light for solar panels. The owner of the property which the easement encumbers is Dr. Joshua Denial. His address is 11496 West Country Aire Lane, Sweet Dreams, Wisconsin, in the City of Sweet Dreams, County of Sweeter Dreams. The legal description is: "11496 West Country Aire Lane, Sweet Dreams, Wisconsin, as located on page 36 of book 10 of the Plat of Survey of Sweet Dreams, Pillow County, Wisconsin." The owners of the property to the north, who are getting the easements, are Janet and Will Larkin, a married couple. They are paying $1000 for the easement. The date of the Easement is April 26, 2010. This is a perpetual easement that runs with the land. They installed solar panels the previous November, 2009. The easement will terminate in 100 years. The easement is called the 96 North Sunset Drive Easement for Light and Air for purposes of Solar Panels 2010." The legal description of the easement is: "That easement for the benefit of grantee, 96 North Sunset Drive, Sweet Dreams, Wisconsin, as located on page 36 of book 10 of the Plat of Survey of Sweet Dreams, Pillow County, Wisconsin, nonexclusive easement for light and air, so long as the grantee maintains rooftop solar panels for the purpose of generating electricity and hot water, but the easement shall lapse if grantee fails to maintain the solar panels or disconnects them or removes them. Grantee shall notify Grantor within 30 (thirty) days of such discontinuance, disconnection or removal, or failure to maintain the solar panels described herein. Grantee shall not install additional panels without consent of grantor. This easement applies only to panels in existence as of the effective date of this easement. This Easement shall be recorded, and shall hereinafter be called "96 North Sunset Drive Easement for Light and Air for purposes of Solar Panels 2010." There is no required form for drafting an easement (see document attached in learning materials). However, use the attached form document and include the following: ____ Parties (Grantor, Grantee) correctly identified in the document—Dr. Denial is the Grantor, the Larkins (a married couple) are the grantees ____ Consideration ____ Easement area correctly described ____ Purpose of the easement identified—legal description ____ Term (if any)—put in a termination of 100 years ____ Date and Signature of grantor ____ Notary block ____ Date ____ Overall Appearanc

Answer 1

An easement is a right to use someone else's property for specific purposes. In this case, an easement is being drafted to provide access to air and light for solar panels owned by Janet and Will Larkin.

Step-by-step explanation:

An easement is a right to use someone else's property for specific purposes. In this case, the easement is being created to allow the owners of the property to the north, Janet and Will Larkin, access to air and light for their solar panels. The owner of the encumbered property, Dr. Joshua Denial, is granting this easement.

The legal description of the easement should be included in the document and should reference the specific property and its location. It should also state the purpose of the easement, which in this case is for light and air for the solar panels. The easement should specify that it is nonexclusive, meaning that the grantor can also use the property in the same way.

The easement should also include a termination date, which in this case is 100 years from the date of the easement. It should address what will happen if the solar panels are no longer maintained or are removed. The grantee should be required to notify the grantor within 30 days of any discontinuance, disconnection, or removal of the solar panels. The easement should also prohibit the grantee from installing additional panels without the consent of the grantor.

The easement should be properly dated and signed by the grantor. It should include a notary block for the notary to sign and affix their seal. Finally, the appearance of the document should be neat and professional.