States / Virginia / HB 344

HB 344 Passed First Chamber

Property under common ownership; creation of easements.

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Property under common ownership; creation of easements. Provides that a private appurtenant easement may be created for any purposes by the owner of the dominant and servient estate by the recordation of an instrument that grants or reserves such easement. The bill further provides that the rule of property law known as the doctrine of merger shall not prevent such grant or reservation.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 12, 2026
Last action
Mar 11, 2026 — Defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A)
Session
2026
Momentum
58 · Moderate