Easement Agreement
TENNESSEE EASEMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SOURCE-CONTROL PACKET
NOT AN EASEMENT OR RECORDABLE INSTRUMENT. DO NOT SIGN OR RECORD.
Use this packet to classify the proposed land interest and prepare a separately approved conveyance. Completing it creates no interest in land.
1. Parties and Property Intake
| Field | Verified entry |
|---|---|
| Proposed grantor(s) | [________________________________] |
| Proposed holder / grantee | [________________________________] |
| Capacity and entity authority | [________________________________] |
| Servient property address / parcel | [________________________________] |
| Proposed benefited property, if any | [________________________________] |
| County and recording office | [________________________________] |
| Existing deed references | [________________________________] |
| Existing easement / plat / declaration references | [________________________________] |
| Proposed purpose | [________________________________] |
| Proposed duration | [________________________________] |
| Consideration or related transaction | [________________________________] |
2. Interest Classification Gate
| Question | Facts | Current official authority | Counsel conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easement, license, lease, covenant, dedication, or other right | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Appurtenant, in gross, personal, exclusive, or nonexclusive | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Dominant estate required and correctly identified | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Transfer, assignment, subdivision, and successor treatment | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Public, utility, governmental, association, or regulated feature | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Homestead, marital, trust, estate, or entity issue | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Tax or consideration issue | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
3. Title, Priority, and Consent Review
☐ Current vesting deed collected
☐ Full legal description verified
☐ Title commitment / search reviewed through [__/__/____]
☐ Mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, leases, existing easements, restrictions, and declarations listed
☐ Every owner and required spouse, trustee, fiduciary, member, partner, officer, lender, association, or agency identified
☐ Subordination, consent, joinder, release, or nondisturbance needs resolved
| Interest / person | Record reference | Effect on proposal | Required action |
|---|---|---|---|
| [____________] | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| [____________] | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
No priority position is promised by this packet.
4. Survey and Geometry Control
| Control | Surveyor / counsel entry |
|---|---|
| Servient tract legal description | [________________________________] |
| Dominant tract legal description | [________________________________] |
| Easement-area metes and bounds / plat | [________________________________] |
| Width, centerline, elevation, depth, and vertical limits | [________________________________] |
| Access points and connections | [________________________________] |
| Existing improvements and conflicts | [________________________________] |
| Construction / maintenance workspace | [________________________________] |
| Relocation area or procedure | [________________________________] |
| Survey date, certification, and revision | [________________________________] |
5. Scope and Use Matrix
| Topic | Proposed term | Current-law / title review |
|---|---|---|
| Persons and vehicles permitted | [____________] | [____________] |
| Uses and intensity | [____________] | [____________] |
| Hours and frequency | [____________] | [____________] |
| Construction and improvements | [____________] | [____________] |
| Utilities, drainage, access, or other facilities | [____________] | [____________] |
| Gates, locks, signs, security, and emergency access | [____________] | [____________] |
| Prohibited uses | [____________] | [____________] |
| Interference standard | [____________] | [____________] |
| Expansion, overburdening, and changed use | [____________] | [____________] |
| Relocation | [____________] | [____________] |
6. Operations, Cost, and Maintenance
| Control | Responsible party | Standard / allocation | Notice / evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial construction | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Routine maintenance | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Repair and replacement | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Damage restoration | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Utilities and operating cost | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Inspection and access | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Insurance | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Environmental / safety control | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Shared-use allocation | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
7. Duration and Title-Clearing Gate
Do not treat nonuse, breach, insolvency, merger, condemnation, casualty, changed use, or an affidavit as self-executing termination.
| Proposed event | Facts / negotiated term | Current authority | Record-clearing instrument / order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed expiration | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Holder-signed release | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| All-owner agreement | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Adjudicated termination | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Condemnation or casualty | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Merger / common ownership | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Abandonment / nonuse | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| Other | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
8. Risk and Dispute Terms
No default, cure, self-help, specific-performance, injunction, bond, fee, indemnity, damages cap, insurance, force majeure, arbitration, jury waiver, forum, or reformation result is supplied here.
| Topic | Actual risk / insurance | Current authority | Counsel-approved clause |
|---|---|---|---|
| [____________] | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
| [____________] | [____________] | [____________] | [____________] |
9. Drafting, Execution, and Recording Gate
| Control | Current official source / form | Approved result |
|---|---|---|
| Required instrument type and granting words | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Title covenants or disclaimers | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Legal-description / plat requirements | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Grantor, grantee, preparer, return, parcel, and tax fields | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Signers, witnesses, acknowledgment, and representative capacity | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Electronic / remote execution and recording | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Recording office, order, fees, taxes, and intake | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Post-recording title and distribution | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
Approved instrument and version: [________________________________]
Approving Tennessee lawyer: [________________________________]
Official sources checked through: [__/__/____]
Open issue preventing signature or recording: [________________________________]
Use only the separately approved and executed recordable instrument. This packet never becomes that instrument.
About this template
- Last updated
- August 31, 2026
- Citations checked
- August 31, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee
- Category
- Real Estate
Real estate documents transfer ownership, define who can use a property, and record agreements between buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants. Deeds, purchase agreements, leases, and easements have to be drafted to meet state recording requirements, and mistakes show up at closing or years later in title disputes. Good real estate paperwork moves transactions forward quickly and avoids the kind of problems that only surface when it is time to sell or refinance.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on August 31, 2026.
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