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Easement Myths
Myth #1 - Easements are for wealthy people only.
Wrong, whether you define wealth in terms of income or acreage. Easements are for people who wish to protect properties and communities, and do so in a way which is far more certain and permanent than traditional planning and zoning.
Most easement donors regard any available tax benefits as “bonuses for doing the right thing.” Reportedly, about half of easement donors in Virginia don’t bother to seek tax benefits.
Reasons expressed for donating easements include protection of family property and interests, opening the way for accelerated land gifts ,to younger generations, and preservation of wildlife and water resources.
Myth #2 - Easements are for “come-heres” only.
Wrong. Easements are for anyone who finds them a good idea for personal reasons; they are given by people across the local population spectrum. One of the earliest easements
Rappahannock, granted in 1979, protects parts of Wakefield Manor Farm - a name that dates to 1750 - by a direct descendant of Basil Gordon, who bought into the
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