Bill > HB733

This bill allows the owner of land that has an easement on it, known as the "servient estate," to create reasonable rules for how that easement can be used, such as setting a speed limit. If someone violates these rules, the servient estate owner can sue them in civil court to recover either the actual damages caused or a minimum of $500, plus their legal fees and costs, and can also ask a court to order the person to stop the violating behavior. However, these rules cannot be used to create restrictions or change easements that are owned by government entities, which include the federal government, the Commonwealth of Virginia, or any of their agencies, institutions, authorities, or political subdivisions.