Some landowners in Texas cannot access their landlocked property from a public road without crossing over private property owned by someone else. There is no automatic right of access, but there are some options a landowner can consider, including:
- Get an express easement from the neighbor.
- Determine if there’s an “easement by necessity.”
- Determine if there’s a prescriptive easement.
- Determine if there’s an easement by estoppel.
- Seek a statutory easement from the commissioners’ court.
Find out what each of these options mean in How Can I Access My Own Landlocked Property? in Texas REALTOR® magazine.
I don’t think they need permission to access their property. They need permission to cross or use someone else’s property. Hair splitting perhaps, but if we’re talking legalities, might as well be a clear as possible.