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I have a piece of land that is crossed by an abandoned railway easement. I have a description that says the south right of way of the railroad is also a public easement. What rights and responsibilities do I have, and who gets to use the easement and for what purposes?
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answered on Sep 13, 2024
You can file a Declaratory Judgment action to have the Easement declared abandoned and not constituting a property interest any more. But you will lose.
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answered on Jul 31, 2023
In New Mexico, zoning regulations and local ordinances vary by city and county, so it's essential to check with your local government to determine if operating a car repair shop in your residential garage is permitted. Some areas may have specific zoning requirements or licensing regulations... View More 
We have acres in a family Spanish land grant turned LLC. My sister passed. Does my brother in-law have entitlement or interest
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answered on Aug 2, 2023
You will need to hire a NM attorney to search the title and determine heirship. Recording an Affidavit of Heirship might establish a source of title. The LLC should be researched also: is it active?; should it be dissolved?; or is LLC a tenant in common with the other heirs?.
Apparently he didn't have any kids people that he would have left it to as far as I've been told it's been vacant for a very long time and nobody's really done anything except for them putting a sign that says substandable with black letters on the board that says no rest not... View More
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answered on May 22, 2023
Hire a NM attorney to search the title, then check on tax payments. An heirship determination will have to be made. If no tax sale or foreclosure is imminent, then try to purchase a Deed from all tenants in common heirs. Property may not be worth the trouble.
answered on Jan 31, 2022
The first question you have to answer is whether New Mexico treats an "arroyo" as a "watercourse" or as a mere "drainway" for precipitation. Most states disallow blockage of a "watercourse" (bed, banks and reasonably consistent source of water) unless... View More
answered on Feb 18, 2019
You would best be served by an attorney that deals with business law, and contract negotiations. Any business law attorney worth their salt would be able to assist you in the above.
My mother is now residing in MO with another brother who has been trying to get my CA brother to move the trailer off of the lot for years. What can he do to compel our brother to move the trailer? Can he file any document and publish a notice in a local legal publication? Then have it removed... View More
answered on Dec 27, 2017
This is an issue for a New Mexico attorney. Under Michigan law, for example, one would serve a notice to quit, paying attention to special rules applicable to manufactured homes.
I keep having people from gas company, electric company and construction company trample trees and shrubs without permission. have posted before but they remove them and do it anyway....what can I do? please help
answered on Jan 27, 2014
You need to take action at the time you know it happens. Log the date, write down what they did and photograph the damage. Then send a demand letter to the company that is destroying your property or stealing your sign and tell them to cease and desist and that if they continue you will file a... View More
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