UTILITY LINE EASEMENTS – LANDOWNER’S RIGHTS1May 5th, 2015
FiledMay 5th, 2015With its vast agricultural landscape, electrical utilities installing transmission lines in Indiana naturally look to farmland for right-of-way. These utilities acquire easements in order to survey, construct, operate, and maintain their lines over a landowner’s property. Seemingly, the sale of easements generates easy income for Indiana’s farmers. However, farmers may come to regret granting an easement to a utility if they fail to consider the following points during negotiation of an agreement.