So, who is making the stink right now? If it is the buyers, what are they asking for?

We are the buyers in this case. Our attorney says there is some issue with the easements that were granted by the property owners adjacent to ours (where our water pipes run). I don't know exactly what the deal is, but I just feel that we should have known there were easements when we bought the property so that our attorney could have figured all of this out before now.

"I don't know exactly what the deal is, but I just feel that we should have known there were easements when we bought the property so that our attorney could have figured all of this out before now."

They may not have shown up until a title search was run.

The present owner may not even be aware of them.

It sounds like they are NOT easements on the property you are purchasing but on adjacent properties for your utilities.

Call your attorney and ask them to explain.

You are paying them.

How does a buyer find out if he has an easement on someone else's property since I don't think that would come up in a title search--you're not searching the neighbor's title, right? Or on the survey--you're not looking at their survey. I don't know. I never heard of this from this side of things.

I feel for you. This home selling and buying process is so stressful lately! Let us know what you find out!

It did come up in the title search. That's how we found out about it. When the lady who owns this house had it built, she had to seek easements from her neighbors in order to have community water lines dug to her home. So she had to know there were easements involved.

The concern was whether or not the property owners that granted the easements had lenders and if those lenders also signed off on the easements as well. From what we now believe, there are no deed of trust issues and everyone has agreed to sign the paperwork that is now more legit.

We will be delayed until early next week (or so they say) so it's not that bad, but we had an entire army of people lined up for this weekend to help with the move. I've boxed up most of my house and I feel like we're in limbo. But this isn't as bad as it could be so I'm trying to stay positive!

And LoveInTheHouse, you are soooo right...this process is so stressful!

Utility easements should be marked on her plat and the location shown.

I have seen numerous plats so marked for overhead wires and buried lines.

It sounds more like a CYA exercise by the attorney doing the title search.

What's a CYA exercise?

Well, if this makes you feel any better Valkyrie, I lost my buyer TWO DAYS before closing and we were moving our farm and business to another state. We closed our business. We scheduled movers. We were THIS CLOSE to shipping our horses up there! Whew. And now I wait again. Talk about limbo, lol.

I hope we'll see you on this board again after you close!

Cover Your A**

I know it's stressful but try to look on the bright side.

Be glad they found the problems BEFORE you went to settlement, and not years from now when one of your neighbors tries to sell.