do you own property?
has it ever worked in a way that gives you complete sovereignty.
for example - should you be allowed to buy a residential property and then turn it into a business such as an auto repair shop for example. Should you be allowed to dispose of toxic chemicals on your property. Afterall, you own it and you should be able to do whatever you want with it right? You probably would like running water and eletricity but you don't think utilities should have easments on your property to provide such services. You'd probably like the road in front of your home to be maintained but you don't want the government charging you property tax to pay for it right?
Let me clarify...I shouldn't have said complete sovereignty.
No, people shouldn't be able to do that in residential areas. I'm well aware of zoning ordinances and those are needed but at the same time do not cost the homeowner/property owner anything directly.
1. Roads are supposed to be paid for with gas taxes. Even here that's what they are SUPPOSED to pay for. Can't say that they are.
2. Easements themselves are not the problem...It's the fact that I don't own the property and am being taxed on it(hence easement statements on recorded plats). They run across your property as we all know; the point is they are still NOT your property yet you have to pay for them when you buy the property(which increases profits for the developer) and also pay taxes on every year. I pay for my utilities which private companies maintain, and also install when a subdivision is being built. I shouldn't be paying the government taxes on property that I don't own and have to maintain. Not to mention the fact that easements take up yard space and can not be improved upon. You are just thinking easements in the realm of utilities. I have seen, worked on, and drawn drainage and ingress/egress easements that take up more than half of the yard. Again, why is a person having to buy said property(they will NEVER own) and then pay taxes on it.
3. Again, it doesn't change the fact that if you don't pay your property taxes you lose your property.