When Landowners May Need Permission to Access Their Own Private Property

Some landowners in Texas cannot access their landlocked property from a public road without crossing over private property owned by someone else. There is no automatic right of access, but there are some options a landowner can consider, including:

• Get an express easement from the neighbor.
• Determine if there’s an “easement by necessity.”
• Determine if there’s a prescriptive easement.
• Determine if there’s an easement by estoppel.
• Seek a statutory easement from the commissioners’ court.

Find out what each of these options mean in How Can I Access My Own Landlocked Property? in Texas REALTOR® magazine.