My question involves an easement in the state of: Mississippi.
I am the property owner and the grantor of a 15' wide by 1000+'* long easement. The person who was granted the easement has indicated that he plans to start selling xxxx off his property (Creating a business requiring heavy commercial vehicles). He has not contacted me about using his easement (across my property) for commercial reasons AND in the past has told me that I need to "fix" the road meaning it needed maintenance and felt like I should be the one to perform the maintenance, so i have two questions.
1- Who is responsible for maintenance on an easement if not indicated on the easements warranty deed?
2- Does he have the right to use the easement for commercial use (Entrance to business that requires heavy commercial vehicles)?
I appreciate any and all answers, but please cite the statute, code, law or case law so I can read it myself.
Exact wording of warranty deed:
For and in consideration of [price] the receipt of all of which is hereby acknowledged, we [property sellers names] do hereby bargain, sell, convey and warrant unto [property purchasers names], as joint tenants with the right of survivorship and not as tenants in common, that certain piece or parcel of land situated in the county of Xxxxxxx, State of Mississippi, and described as follows, to-wit:
[Property description here]
For the same consideration hereinabove recited, the grantors herein do hereby grant and convey unto the grantees herein, as joint tenants with the right of survivorship and not as tenants in common, an easement over and across the North 15 feet of the [Property description here] for the purpose of ingress and egress to said property. This conveyance is made subject to all prior reservations of any oil, gas and other minerals.
Witness our signatures, this the xx day of Xxxxxxx of 19xx.
[Sellers signatures]
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