Can I record an easement on a piece of land in Nova Scotia that has already been migrated to the Land Registration System?

Can I record an easement on a piece of land in Nova Scotia that has already been migrated to the Land Registration System?

In Nova Scotia, once a property has been migrated to the Land Registration System, the rules under the Land Registration Act take over. 

Easements by Grant

In theory, all granted easements should have been recorded on both parcels at the time of migration, however, from time to time, things are missed. It is also the case that when the land registration system came into place it was not a requirement for the ‘flip-side’ burden to be recorded, so sometimes those are missing. If you find yourself in that circumstance, all that is required is for the Land Registration Office to be notified of the error (by way of a prescribed form submitted by a lawyer certified to make changes to the land registration system).

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What does my Nova Scotia Easement allow me to do?

What does my Nova Scotia Easement allow me to do?

A deeded easement (meaning one that is in a written agreement and tied to a specific lot of land), gives the owner of the dominant parcel of land the right to do certain specific things over or on the land of another nearby parcel. However, because an easement necessarily is burdening someone else’s land, the courts will always read the easement in as narrow a light as possible to minimize the impact on the other person’s land. 

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What does it mean if someone has a Deeded Right of Way Easement over my Nova Scotia property?

What does it mean if someone has a Deeded Right of Way Easement over my Nova Scotia property?

An easement is the right for the owner of one parcel of land to enjoy a specific benefit over a nearby property. If it is a ‘Deeded’ easement, it means the right was created by a documented agreement between the owners of the involved parcels of land. In Nova Scotia, deeded easements attach to the land and continue to be in force even after the parcel has changed hands

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