negative easement

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negative easement

(1) A prohibition of some activity on a property, so as to enhance the value or enjoyment of another property. For example, a beach-front property might have a buildingheight restriction so that inland property owners can enjoy an unobstructed view of the ocean. (2) Subdivision covenants and restrictions on the use of land are sometimes called reciprocal negative easements.For example,the restriction that no property may have fences around the front yard enhances the value of all properties because of the open nature of the community.

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reciprocal negative easements			Perhaps the most famous new easement is the conservation easement, which is essentially a negative easement in gross that prevents development of land that is harmful to the environment. Of property and federalism by Bell, Abraham; Parchomovsky, Gideon / Yale Law Journal Generally speaking, a conservation easement is a type of negative easement that is generally unenforceable under common law due to its intangible nature, but which many state legislatures have specifically authorized by statute. Conservation easements as qualified conservation contributions by Coale, Harwell E., III / Florida Bar Journal It can either be a positive easement which gives rights to a person on property they don't own or a negative easement which gives a person rights to prevent an owner of the property from doing something specific. `Radical' change and the law by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			navigable waters NBC NC NCC NE Near Money Nearby Nearby Futures Contract Nearby Month Nearest Month Necessary Necessities of Life Neckline NECTAs Negative Acknowledgment negative amortization Negative Amortization Cap Negative Amortizing Mortgage Negative Authorization Negative Balance Negative Carry negative cash flow Negative Convexity Negative Covenant Negative Duration negative easement Negative Equity negative equity loans Negative Goodwill Negative Income Tax Negative Interest Rate negative leverage Negative Net Worth Negative NPV tie-in project Negative Obligation negative or positive leverage Negative Pledge Negative Pledge Clause Negative Points Negative Volume Index Negative working capital Negative Yield Curve Neglected Firm Effect Neglected-Firm Effect negligence negligent fraud Negligent Trustee negligent waste Negociable Negociacao coletiva Negociacion colectiva			Negative covenant Negative covenant Negative covenant Negative Covenants Negative Covenants Negative Covenants Negative Covenants Negative Covenants Negative Credibility Feedback Loop Negative credit rating Negative credit rating Negative credit rating Negative crystal Negative crystal Negative declaration Negative declaration Negative declaration negative declination negative defect negative defect negative defect negative defect Negative Delta V Negative differential resistance Negative differential resistance Negative differential resistance Negative duration Negative Durations Negative dynamic resistance Negative dynamic resistance negative easement Negative edge pool Negative edge pool negative effective mass amplifiers and generators negative electricity negative electricity negative electrode negative electrode negative electron Negative Electron Affinity negative electron-affinity material negative element negative elongation Negative Emitter Coupled Logic negative emotion negative empathy negative end-expiratory pressure negative end-expiratory pressure negative end-expiratory pressure Negative Enhanced Imaging Technology Negative entropy Negative equity Negative equity Negative equity negative equity loans negative eugenics negative eugenics negative eugenics negative evidence Negative Exploitation Feedback Negative Exponents

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