Sample for Practice 11E1: Easement Violation Policy

A sample from the accredited Hudson Highlands Land Trust.

A sample conservation easement violation process checklist from the accredited Columbia Land Trust.

A sample conservation easement enforcement policy from the accredited Gallatin Valley Land Trust.

A sample conservation easement enforcement policy from the accredited Deschutes Land Trust.

This is a sample conservation easement violation policy from the accredited E.L. Rose Conservancy of Susquehanna County.

A sample of guidelines for response to easement violations from the accredited Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land Trust and the Potomac Conservancy.

A sample amendment policy from the accredited Marin Agricultural Land Trust.

There is work to be done in implementing the plan, so creating a simple checklist of implementation items, including identifying those responsible for each item and establishing a timeline for completion, is a final step that brings accountability to the process.

Most land trusts adopt at least three categories of violations: minor, moderate and major. Some land trusts separate technical deficiencies from minor violations and thus have four categories of violations: technical, minor, moderate and major. These brief descriptions show how many land trusts define categories of easement violations. Your land trust should determine which approach best serves your mission, will work for your land trust procedurally and is most acceptable to your landowners and your community.

A sample conservation easement enforcement policy from the accredited Monadnock Conservancy.