Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

Depending on what the easement says, the utility probably has the right to continue to have the line through your property. Deeds do not have to repeat every easement or other restriction recorded against a property.

Check your deed. It probably has words like "UNDER AND SUBJECT" to existing [easements, restrictions etc.] of record. Check you title insurance policy: it probably also lists the easement as an "exception" to the insured title. That means that your title is not insured free and clear of the exception.

If there no longer is a neighbor and no one needs or benefits from the telephone line, you could negotiate with the utility company to remove the easement. That would also have to be done by a document that will be recorded.

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