Roadway Rights of Way: Understanding the Legal and Practical Issues



Benefits

This live audio conference will provide comprehensive and useful information about rights of way, easements and issues related to their creation, use and liability. If you are a land surveyor responsible for determining property boundaries, an engineer involved in highway and roadway design, a governmental official affected by route location and selection, or an attorney involved in real estate matters, you will need to have a general understanding of the legal and practical issues involved in establishing roadways and easements, and how roadway rights of way and easements are maintained, altered, transferred and terminated. Simply put, this live audio conference is critical for those who need to know where the road is and where it is going.

Learning Objectives

  • You will be able to explain liability for rights of way.
  • You will be able to recognize road boundaries.
  • You will be able to define and correct problems.
  • You will be able to identify specific duties and obligations of the surveyor and engineer.

Agenda

  Legal Precedence for Establishing a Road and to Determine Its Position
   
  Ownership of Rights of Way
   
  Liability for Rights of Way
   
  Legal Precedents
 
  • Case Law
  • Court Decisions
   
  Establishing a Road
 
  • Statute
  • Prescription
  • Dedication
   
  Road Boundaries
 
  • General Rule
  • Fee
  • Prescription
  • Order of Importance
  • Description of Road Boundaries
   
  Easements
   
  Problems
 
  • Encroachments
  • Valuation and Condemnation
  • Remedies
  • Other
   
  Termination
 
  • Abandonment
  • Vacation
   
  Duties and Obligations of the Surveyor and Engineer
   
  Questions and Answers

Speaker and Presenter Information

Peter M. Friedman, Holland & Knight LLP

Relevant Government Agencies

State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government


Event Type
Webcast


This event has no exhibitor/sponsor opportunities


When
Fri, May 13, 2011, 1:00pm - 2:30pm


Cost

Live Audio Conference:  $219.00


Website
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Organizer
Lorman Education Services


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