Can civil discourse strive in American communities, homes,
politics, the workplace, etc. when any criterion, for the
successful fulfillment, of any law prescribes the application of
hostile trespasses by private citizens upon others? Can "say no to
bullying campaigns" for American children succeed while their
parents and other role models exercise hostile prescription and
adverse possession to take interests in the real property of
another? Have these laws, in existence for over one hundred and
fifty years, proven themselves too toxic to sustain the concept of
the American Dream?After more than twenty-five years as a
professional in a Fortune 100 Company, B. Smith Hearn, a real
estate developer, found inspired purpose in returning to her
hometown to renovate a historically significant apartment property.
She was shocked to discover that her property rights were
threatened by unsubstantiated easement claims. She researched U.S.
laws and easement practices that jeopardize the rights of property
owners everywhere in the U.S. Using straight talk, Easements
demystifies complex concepts for a broad range of reader ages and
experiences, and its conversational approach interjects the
importance of emotional intelligence into how to think about and
manage easement risks. Discover how all easements can automatically
reduce property value and negatively affect every generation of
your heirs. Find out what you can do about it. Learn how easements
are acquired peacefully. Gain insight into how any trespasser can
employ continuous, open, notorious, and adverse acts of hostility
to take easements and other interests in your private property,
against your will, and without paying you for it. Find the laws for
each state that facilitate such takings. Review the top ten risks
and benefits inherently characteristic of all easements. A
Pre-Acquisition Easement Checklist shows you what to look for
before buying property. A List of Warning Signs and a Quick
Reference Guide include tips that you can use to protect your
property and heirs from the dangers of easements. Betty lives in
Florida with her husband. They have two sons. She is founding CEO
of the National Organization for Easement Awareness, and
preservationist, curator, and CEO of Smith Apartments. She is a
member of the Greater Tampa Area Realtor's Association, Associates
of the National Speaker's Association of Central Florida, National
Association of Women in Construction, Tampa Preservation, Inc., and
the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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