Access Easement Agreement Template

This Access Easement Agreement is made on [Date] by and between:

Grantor / Property Owner: [Full Name]
Address: [Address]

Grantee / Easement Holder: [Full Name or Entity Name]
Address: [Address]

1. Affected Property

Grantor Property Address: [Property Address]
Legal Description: [Insert legal description]

Grantee Property Address: [Property Address]
Legal Description: [Insert legal description]

2. Easement Area

The Grantor grants an easement over the following portion of the Grantor’s property:

[Describe the access route, driveway, roadway, path, or other easement area]

If applicable, the easement area is shown on:

[Survey, map, exhibit, or attached sketch]

3. Purpose of Easement

The easement is granted for the following purpose:

☐ vehicle access
☐ pedestrian access
☐ driveway use
☐ road access
☐ access to landlocked property
☐ other: [Describe]

The easement may be used only for the purpose stated in this Agreement unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

4. Use Rights and Restrictions

The Grantee may use the easement area for reasonable access to and from the benefited property.

The following restrictions apply:

[No parking]
[No obstruction]
[No commercial traffic, if applicable]
[No expansion of use without written consent]
[Other restrictions]

5. Maintenance and Repairs

Responsibility for maintaining and repairing the easement area shall be:

☐ Grantor responsibility
☐ Grantee responsibility
☐ shared equally
☐ shared as follows: [Describe]

Maintenance may include:

[Gravel or surface upkeep]
[Snow or debris removal]
[Drainage maintenance]
[Gate or fence repair]
[Other maintenance]

6. Interference and Damage

Neither party may unreasonably interfere with the lawful use of the easement.

If damage is caused to the easement area or surrounding property through use of the easement, responsibility for repair shall be handled as follows:

[Describe responsibility]

7. Duration

This easement shall be:

☐ perpetual
☐ effective until [Date]
☐ effective until the following event occurs: [Describe]

8. Future Owners

The parties intend that this easement shall:

☐ run with the land and bind future owners
☐ apply only to the current parties unless otherwise agreed in writing

If the property is sold or transferred, this Agreement shall remain effective to the extent allowed by law and its stated terms.

9. Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of [State].

10. Signatures

Grantor Signature: __________________________
Name: [Full Name]
Date: [Date]

Grantee Signature: __________________________
Name: [Full Name / Entity Name]
Date: [Date]

11. Notary Acknowledgment

State of [State]
County of [County]

On this [Day] of [Month], [Year], before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared [Name of Signer(s)], known to me or satisfactorily proven to be the person(s) whose name(s) are subscribed to this instrument, and acknowledged that they executed the same for the purposes stated herein.

Notary Public Signature: __________________________
Name: [Notary Name]
My Commission Expires: [Date]