Pass on a driveway?

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Hi! everyone.Could you tell me what "pass on the a driveway" means?An easement, or a legal right to pass on a driveway, that has become legal simply because the people have passed on the driveway for so long is an example of a prescriptive easement.Thanks!

Clive · Accepted Answer

I take it to mean 'use a driveway to go across someone else's property.'.
But a driveway usually goes from a public road to a house, so that is an odd word to use. Do you think thee writer was a native speaker?

It's either odd English or perhaps some almost archaic legal expression.

Clive

Khoff · Answer

Here's a paragraph from some random real estate site that might help:

1. Right-of-Way Through Your Property

As a homeowner, you would probably assume that you’re purchasing the land around your home, front yard, back yard and driveway. But that’s not always the case. Often, when you review the preliminary title report, you may discover that someone actually has a right-of-way through your property.
This is common in the case of a long driveway or a home that may be set back from the street. It could have been that in order for a neighboring home to have been built, that property’s owner negotiated with a previous owner to gain a right-of-way through the front of the parcel or driveway for the home you are buying.
In this scenario, you own the land, but the owner of the neighboring property has been granted right to pass through your property. In some instances, the previous owner might have been compensated for granting this access. The important thing to know is that easement carries over when a new owner assumes the property.

http://www.zillow.com/blog/what-you-should-know-about-easements-and-rights-of-way-76427/

Silak12 · Answer

Thanks! to both of you.

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1. Right-of-Way Through Your Property

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