Know Your Easements
This property interest allows a project to use land permanently without acquiring ownership of the land itself.
What is a permanent easement?
When state or federal funds are involved, the appraisal needs this.
What is an appraisal review?
This report identifies the property owner, liens, easements, restrictions, and other recorded interests affecting a parcel.
What is a title report?
Before promising a design change, the negotiator should consult this project team member.
Who is the project manager or design engineer?
This easement is typically used for grading, equipment access, or construction activities and expires after a stated period.
What is a temporary construction easement?
This document explains how the agency calculated its offer, including the value of the land, improvements or damages.
What is the statement of the basis for the offer, such as appraisal or Basic Administrative Report?
This document may be required from a lender when only part of a mortgaged property is acquired.
What is a partial release of deed of trust?
This written record should identify every meaningful owner contact, concern, offer, counteroffer, and response.
What is a negotiation report?
This type of acquisition transfers full ownership of the property to the acquiring agency.
What is fee-simple acquisition?
This professional estimates the value of the property interests being acquired.
Who is a real estate appraiser?
Per VDOT guidelines, this is how far back you need to search a title.
What is 60 years?
When negotiations come to a standstill and an agreement is not made this document is filed at the courthouse in order to move forward with the project.
What is a certificate of take?
When coloring plan sheets this is the color of VDOT utility easements.
What is pink?
This is VDOT's minimum offer to every landowner.
What is $500?
This is how long a title report is valid before you need to order a title update.
What is 60 days?
This is who we call when we run into a problem.
Who is Joe Sckinto?