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Land Title Act 1994
sec.96Easement for shelter
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### sec.96 Easement for shelter
This section applies if a high-density development easement is created for shelter.
An easement exists in favour of 1 lot (the benefitted lot ) against the other lot (the burdened lot ) entitling the owner of the benefitted lot to have the lot sheltered by the parts of a building situated on the burdened lot that are necessary to supply the shelter.
The easement under subsection (2) entitles the owner of the benefitted lot to enter the burdened lot under the easement to maintain or replace the shelter.
The owner of the burdened lot—
must maintain the parts of the building that supply the shelter; and
must insure, to the extent practicable, any parts of the building that supply the shelter for—
the full replacement value of the structure; and
public risk; and
must not remove, change or otherwise interfere with any of the parts of the building that supply the shelter, other than as required under paragraph (a) , without the written consent of the owner of the benefitted lot.
s 96 prev s 96 om 1997 No. 78 s 87
pres s 96 ins 2013 No. 23 s 128
(sec.96-ssec.1) This section applies if a high-density development easement is created for shelter.
(sec.96-ssec.2) An easement exists in favour of 1 lot (the benefitted lot ) against the other lot (the burdened lot ) entitling the owner of the benefitted lot to have the lot sheltered by the parts of a building situated on the burdened lot that are necessary to supply the shelter.
(sec.96-ssec.3) The easement under subsection (2) entitles the owner of the benefitted lot to enter the burdened lot under the easement to maintain or replace the shelter.
(sec.96-ssec.4) The owner of the burdened lot— must maintain the parts of the building that supply the shelter; and must insure, to the extent practicable, any parts of the building that supply the shelter for— the full replacement value of the structure; and public risk; and must not remove, change or otherwise interfere with any of the parts of the building that supply the shelter, other than as required under paragraph (a) , without the written consent of the owner of the benefitted lot.
- (a) must maintain the parts of the building that supply the shelter; and
- (b) must insure, to the extent practicable, any parts of the building that supply the shelter for— (i) the full replacement value of the structure; and (ii) public risk; and
- (i) the full replacement value of the structure; and
- (ii) public risk; and
- (c) must not remove, change or otherwise interfere with any of the parts of the building that supply the shelter, other than as required under paragraph (a) , without the written consent of the owner of the benefitted lot.
- (i) the full replacement value of the structure; and
- (ii) public risk; and