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An easement is a legal interest that one party has over the real property (land) of another person. For example, you may create an easement to allow a utility company to lay wires across your land; you may create an easement to allow a neighbor to drive across your land to reach theirs; or you may create an easement to allow a neighbor to park somewhere on your land. Easements are created in a variety of ways and they are most often recorded in an applicable registry of deeds, which is where interests in real property are recorded. When you no longer have use for the easement, there are a number of ways that you can terminate it. Choose the method that best suits your needs and follow the directions in order to adequately terminate your easement.