Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 16 and Title 54, Chapter 14.
Under present law, a person owning any land, where ingress or egress to and from the land is cut off or obstructed entirely from a public road or highway by the intervening land of another, or who has no outlet from the land to a public road in the state, by reason of the intervening land of another, is given the right to have a private easement or right-of-way, not exceeding 25 feet, condemned and set aside for the benefit of the land over and across the intervening land for the purpose of ingress and egress and extending utility lines. This bill adds that if the person petitioning for a private easement or right-of-way needs additional land for the purpose of extending utility lines to the enclosed land, then the person must include a request for additional land in the petition. Upon receipt of a petition that includes a request for additional land for the extension of utility lines, the court may, upon a showing of good cause, grant the petitioner's request and direct the jury of view to lay off and mark a road that is 15 feet wider than is permitted under present law. If a person who already possesses a private easement or right-of-way granted determines that additional land is needed for the purpose of extending utility lines, then the person must file a new petition requesting additional land. Upon receipt of a petition requesting additional land for the extension of utility lines, the court may, upon a showing of good cause, grant the petitioner's request and direct a jury of view to lay off and mark an area for utility lines that is 15 feet wider than is permitted by present law. ON MARCH 7, 2022, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1884, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to provide that if a person who already possesses a private easement or right-of-way of less than 25 feet granted determines that additional land is needed for the purpose of extending utility lines to the enclosed land, then the person must file a new petition requesting additional land. Upon receipt of a petition requesting additional land for the extension of utility lines, the court may, upon a showing of good cause, grant the petitioner's request and direct a jury of view to lay off and mark an additional area for utility lines; provided, that the total private easement or right-of-way does not exceed 15 feet in counties with a metropolitan form of government or 25 feet in all other areas.
Under present law, a person owning any land, where ingress or egress to and from the land is cut off or obstructed entirely from a public road or highway by the intervening land of another, or who has no outlet from the land to a public road in the state, by reason of the intervening land of another, is given the right to have a private easement or right-of-way, not exceeding 25 feet, condemned and set aside for the benefit of the land over and across the intervening land for the purpose of ingress and egress and extending utility lines. This bill adds that if the person petitioning for a private easement or right-of-way needs additional land for the purpose of extending utility lines to the enclosed land, then the person must include a request for additional land in the petition. Upon receipt of a petition that includes a request for additional land for the extension of utility lines, the court may, upon a showing of good cause, grant the petitioner's request and direct the jury of view to lay off and mark a road that is 15 feet wider than is permitted under present law. If a person who already possesses a private easement or right-of-way granted determines that additional land is needed for the purpose of extending utility lines, then the person must file a new petition requesting additional land. Upon receipt of a petition requesting additional land for the extension of utility lines, the court may, upon a showing of good cause, grant the petitioner's request and direct a jury of view to lay off and mark an area for utility lines that is 15 feet wider than is permitted by present law. ON MARCH 7, 2022, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1884, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to provide that if a person who already possesses a private easement or right-of-way of less than 25 feet granted determines that additional land is needed for the purpose of extending utility lines to the enclosed land, then the person must file a new petition requesting additional land. Upon receipt of a petition requesting additional land for the extension of utility lines, the court may, upon a showing of good cause, grant the petitioner's request and direct a jury of view to lay off and mark an additional area for utility lines; provided, that the total private easement or right-of-way does not exceed 15 feet in counties with a metropolitan form of government or 25 feet in all other areas.
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