I bought my Indiana home in 1986. My home is on a frontage road but for some unknown reason my property does not include a driveway. I share a driveway which is deeded to the owner of farmland which is landlocked behind my property. The owner does not live on the farmland and the drive is used only for farm equipment to access her property.
The owner wants to sell her farmland to a developer for a residential development. The owner before me had a perpetual easement agreement with the owner. The developer plans to use my driveway as a fire emergency access which would limit my use. Can anyone explain to me what my rights are. Do I have to share my drive with emergency vehicles.
This is a copy of the agreement.
Driveway Easement
Whereas, said driveway has been used by the Grantee as a means of ingress and egress between Parcel II and _______Rd,
Now, therefore, IT IS COVENANTED AND AGREED AS FOLLOWS,
That the Grantor, for One Dollar ($1.00) and other valuable consideration, does hereby grant and convey to the Grantee a perpetual easement for driveway purposes over and across Parcel I.
That said easement shall run with the land and shall inure to the benefit of the Grantee, their heirs, administrators, successors and assigns and shall be a burden on the Grantor, their heirs, administrators, successors and assigns.
That "Driveway Purposes" as used in said easement means purposes common to a residential driveway.
That the Grantee shall maintain and keep in good repair that portion of driveway used exclusively by the Grantee and the Grantor and Grantee shall share equally in the maintenance of that portion of the driveway used by both the Grantor and the Grantee, however, in the event the Grantor desires to have that portion of the driveway used by the Grantee and Grantor paved or black-topped, then the Grantor shall be responsible for the expense of such paving or black-topping.
That the Grantee shall not make any improvements to the driveway without written consent of the Grantor.
I have not spoke with an attorney about this, but I definately would if I found I had any legal rights. I would appreciate any information. Thanks.

