General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 187 Easements

• Massachusetts General Laws - Right to light and air - Chapter 187, Section 1
  Whoever erects a house or other building with windows overlooking the land of another shall not, by the mere continuance of such windows, acquire an...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Solar easements - Chapter 187, Section 1A
  An easement of direct sunlight may be acquired over the land of another by express grant or covenant, or by a solar access permit as...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Easements by prescription - Chapter 187, Section 2
  No person shall acquire by adverse use or enjoyment a right or privilege of way or other easement from, in, upon or over the land...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Notice of intention to prevent acquisition by custom - Chapter 187, Section 3
  If a person apprehends that a right of way or other easement in or over his land may be acquired by custom, use or otherwise...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Effect of notice - Chapter 187, Section 4
  A notice given under the preceding section shall be a disturbance of the easement to which it relates entitling the person claiming such easement to...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Installation of public utility services for abutting owners on private ways authorized - Chapter 187, Section 5
  The owner or owners of real estate abutting on a private way who have by deed existing rights of ingress and egress upon such way...

Last modified: September 11, 2015