06-03-2017, 08:19 AM
According to this, the road plus easement in HPP is 60 feet on the main roads and 40 feet on the side roads: http://www.hppoa.net/Conch.pdf
If the main road is 10 feet wide then cutting 30 feet away from it could theoretically still be in the easement, depending on where the road is placed within it.
ETA: The easement is not private property. Well, I mean it sort of is because its a private subdivision, so everyone has fractional ownership of it, but no one individual has property ownership claim of it. All the utility poles are in the easement, and the easement generally extends past them somewhat. If they are cutting down trees on private property, then I would expect that compensation is due for illegal harvest from your timber farm. In some municipalities, while the property owner has no legal claim to the easement, they bear the financial burden of paying for it's upkeep. In Minnesota homeowners are responsible for paying for sidewalk maintenance, which can bring nasty 5-figure bills from the county for replacing portions of it.
If the main road is 10 feet wide then cutting 30 feet away from it could theoretically still be in the easement, depending on where the road is placed within it.
ETA: The easement is not private property. Well, I mean it sort of is because its a private subdivision, so everyone has fractional ownership of it, but no one individual has property ownership claim of it. All the utility poles are in the easement, and the easement generally extends past them somewhat. If they are cutting down trees on private property, then I would expect that compensation is due for illegal harvest from your timber farm. In some municipalities, while the property owner has no legal claim to the easement, they bear the financial burden of paying for it's upkeep. In Minnesota homeowners are responsible for paying for sidewalk maintenance, which can bring nasty 5-figure bills from the county for replacing portions of it.