negative easement
- A type of easement that gives the holder the right to stop the landowner from engaging in certain activities on their land that would otherwise be allowed
- The negative easement prevented the landowner from building a tall structure that would block the neighbor's view.
- Using a negative easement, the nearby homeowners were able to prevent the construction of a commercial facility in the residential area.
- The environmental group secured a negative easement to protect the wetlands from development.
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