This article was written by Nancy Wang Principal Solicitor at W & G Lawyers.
You have bought a block with room for a second dwelling or a small subdivision. The engineer’s report arrives, and it says the stormwater from the new lots has to drain downhill through the property behind you. The neighbour is not interested in selling a strip of land, and is not interested in an easement either. Or you are that neighbour, and a letter has arrived with a deed to sign and a compensation figure already worked out.
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