{"id":632,"date":"2012-05-19T19:33:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-19T19:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.law.harvard.edu\/joseph-singer\/?p=632"},"modified":"2023-12-21T17:17:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T17:17:05","slug":"court-rules-that-designated-open-space-on-plat-is-insufficient-to-establish-an-easement-absent-proof-the-developer-induced-buyers-to-purchase-in-reliance-on-promises-of-open-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faculty.law.harvard.edu\/joseph-singer\/2012\/05\/19\/court-rules-that-designated-open-space-on-plat-is-insufficient-to-establish-an-easement-absent-proof-the-developer-induced-buyers-to-purchase-in-reliance-on-promises-of-open-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Court rules that designated open space on plat is insufficient to establish an easement absent proof the developer induced buyers to purchase in reliance on promises of open space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Disagreeing with the ruling of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Reagan v. Brissey, 844 N.E.2d 672 (Mass. 2006), an appeals court in New Mexico held that open space designated on a recorded plat is not sufficient to create an easement of access by owners of lots on the map in the absence of evidence the developer made representations to buyers inducing them to buy in reliance on promises those lots would remain open. The mere presence of open space on the map was insufficient to prevent the developer from selling that open space for development purposes.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/caselaw.findlaw.com\/nm-court-of-appeals\/1593209.html\" target=\"_blank\">Agua Fria Save The Open Space Ass&#8217;n v. Rowe,<\/a>\u00a0255\u00a0P.3d 390 (N.M. 2011)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.law.harvard.edu\/joseph-singer\/category\/consumer-protection\/\" rel=\"tag\">Consumer Protection<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.law.harvard.edu\/joseph-singer\/category\/easements\/\" rel=\"tag\">Easements<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.law.harvard.edu\/joseph-singer\/category\/estates-and-future-interests\/\" rel=\"tag\">Estates and Future Interests<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.law.harvard.edu\/joseph-singer\/category\/real-estate-transactions\/\" rel=\"tag\">Real Estate Transactions<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.law.harvard.edu\/joseph-singer\/category\/statute-of-frauds\/\" rel=\"tag\">Statute of Frauds<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disagreeing with the ruling of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Reagan v. 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