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Easement and right of use is when a property or person has the right to use someone else's property in a certain specific way, for example to use a road over the neighbour's land.
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What is an easement?
An easement is attached to a certain property and applies regardless of who owns the property. There are two types of easements: contractual easements and official easements.
Agreement easement
Agreement easement is written between two property owners where one property is given the right to use something specific on the other property, for example a road or a well. The easement is valid until the right holder applies for it to be removed.
Official easement
Official easement, on the other hand, is formed through a land surveying procedure. Such an easement can only be entered in and removed from the Land Registry by a land surveyor.
Read more about the difference between contractual and official servitude.
What is a right of use?
A right of use is when a person, a company or a municipality has the right to a certain specific way of using someone's property, for example by using the residence, an area of the property or by leasing.
The right of use is created by an agreement
A right of use is created by an agreement between a property owner and a person, a company or a municipality. Get more information about usufructuary rights.
Under questions and answers there is more information and forms where you can apply to enter, renew or remove entries of contractual servitudes and usufructuary rights in the land register .
Questions and answers
If you want to have an easement or usufruct agreement entered in the property register, you must apply for registration.
The application must contain:
Application for registration of easement or right of useOriginal easement or right of use agreement. Also feel free to send with a simple map or sketch of the property where it appears where the current right (eg road, well or pipeline) is located. Here you can get help with establishing the agreement.
Requirements for the easement agreement:
The complete designations of the properties must be included (for example Gävle Torp 1: 1).It must be clear which property provides something (serving) and which property has the right to use something (ruling). It is also important that it is clear what the purpose of the lease is, for example the right to use a road or well.The easement agreement may be signed by all property owners, but it is only a requirement that the owner of the serving property signs.
Keep in mind that:
an easement agreement cannot be written into a community, but instead into the properties that are part of the community. The agreement must then be signed by all property owners and can not be signed by, for example, a representative of the community association.registration of an easement in a plot of land may, as a general rule, only be done with the consent of the property owner. This means that such consent must be submitted together with the application for enrollment.
Requirements for the right of use agreement:
The full designation of the property must be included (for example Gävle Torp 1: 1).It must be clear who has the right to use and what you have the right to use on the leased property, for example the right to use the home or an area.The right of use agreement must be signed by both parties.
If you have these documents and want to apply, do so via the form on this page.
Keep in mind that a usufruct agreement cannot be written into a community, but instead into the properties that are part of the community. The agreement must then be signed by all property owners and can not be signed by, for example, a representative of the community association.
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If you want an entry of an easement or a right of use to be removed from the property register, you must apply for killing of the entry. The application must be made by the person who has the right to use another property (the right holder).
The owner of the leasing property (the one who gave the right) can not alone submit an application for killing without the right holder's approval. Exceptions are cases where the right has ceased to apply. In that case, a copy of the agreement and documents showing that the right no longer applies must be sent with the application.
In the application, you must write the registration date and file number for the right. With regard to the right of use, a copy of the agreement must also be sent.
Keep in mind that official easements and rights of use entered in connection with a surveying service can only be removed through a new surveying service. Read more about the difference between contractual easement and official easement.
If you have this information and want to apply for cancellation of enrollment, do so via the form on this page.
Do you have questions? Then you are welcome to contact us on telephone 0771-63 63 63 on weekdays between 09.00-16.00.
Do you want to visit one of our property registration offices? Find our addresses and opening hours.
A tenant-owner association that wants to acquire a rental property for conversion to tenant-owner's can register an interest.
The application must, among other things, contain certain information about the tenant-owner association and which property the application applies to. A special certificate from the association's board must also be sent.
Keep in mind that it is only possible to enter an expression of interest at a time in the property register. This means that a new expression of interest can be submitted at the earliest on the registration date when the previous expression of interest has ceased to apply.
In the My property service, you will find current information about your property. To be able to use the service, you need a working e-identification. Read more about the e-service My property.
Via the service, you can get information about the property, such as:
- rights
- mortgages
- reservation
- easement
- lease
- notes
- expressions of interest
- legal information
Are you looking for information about other properties? Then you are welcome to contact our Customer Center.