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09-03-2007, 06:05 PM
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This is probably a dumb question, but what does ROW mean in real estate listings? I assume it means right-of-way, but what does that mean? A direct road with access to a body of water??? Thanks in advance for your help!
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09-03-2007, 06:18 PM
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A deeded passage; onto and through a given property,usually to obtain access to another property; measurements are listed on the deed.
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09-03-2007, 08:06 PM
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I own a lot on the water. you own the lot behind me. I can sell you a ROW through my property to the water ex. 6' by 30' running along the edge of my property. If I agree you can sell the row with your lot when you decide to sell and add value to your property. Somtimes ROW are not transferable. I sell you or gove you the ROW but explicitly state it non transferable so that when you die the row goes away. In a water front community somtimes ROW are shared by more than one property.
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09-03-2007, 09:42 PM
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Aha! That explains it! Thanks so much to both of you  ! |
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09-04-2007, 10:44 AM
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If it is in the deed as an easement, there is no expiration. You'll want to carefully review the deed and/or have your REALTOR and/or attorney do the same.
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09-06-2007, 12:08 PM
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Quote:
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If it is in the deed as an easement, there is no expiration. You'll want to carefully review the deed and/or have your REALTOR and/or attorney do the same.
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So, if you've purchased a house with a ROW can you ask the town to have it removed? We have one on our property (although it would make no sense to spend thousands to clear the land to make a road when they've already put a new road in down a few hundred feet). We were just wondering for peace of mind if we could have it removed or not. Or maybe I'm not even asking the right question. I get a tad confused with all this. In MA I owned a postage stamp property and ROW was what we did in our boats.  |
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09-06-2007, 12:42 PM
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lol...I don't know the answer but I appreciate the chuckle! |
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09-06-2007, 01:27 PM
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So, if you've purchased a house with a ROW can you ask the town to have it removed? We have one on our property (although it would make no sense to spend thousands to clear the land to make a road when they've already put a new road in down a few hundred feet). We were just wondering for peace of mind if we could have it removed or not. Or maybe I'm not even asking the right question. I get a tad confused with all this. In MA I owned a postage stamp property and ROW was what we did in our boats.
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The answer is "it depends." I would recommend you have an attorney licensed in Maine that specializes in real estate review the deed. |
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09-06-2007, 01:59 PM
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It may be significant in the future though. You want to subdivide, build a garage, add on to your house, turn your driveway into a circle, etc etc, you cannot do these types of things if it disturbs the ROW. Things to look into. (It does depend how it is worded in the deed)
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09-06-2007, 02:27 PM
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I hadn't thought about adding on etc...yikes. I will look into this. Thanks for the responses!
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