A Florida landowner won $40,000 after a telecom company laid fibre cables outside an easement; the state's highest court has now ruled that an old legal-fees clause does not automatically bind later property owners
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Representative Image (AI-generated)A property agreement can continue to affect land even after the original owners have sold it.
But do all the conditions in such an agreement automatically apply to future owners?
The Florida Supreme Court has addressed this question in a dispute involving a telecommunications company that installed underground fibre-optic cables beyond an authorised easement.
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Representative Image (AI-generated)A property agreement can continue to affect land even after the original owners have sold it.
But do all the conditions in such an agreement automatically apply to future owners?
The Florida Supreme Court has addressed this question in a dispute involving a telecommunications company that installed underground fibre-optic cables beyond an authorised easement.