Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Washington
Well Water use
My friend bought adjacent property to mine. We drilled 3 wells to find water. Water was found and I built a house and have lived there for 4 years. He was to build a house on his property also. He is now trying to sell his property and wants us to sign an easment agreement ginving half the well right s to the new owners, since he paid for some of the costs. He did not pay half. We have been unsure if the well will provide to 2 households and if not, we want the full rights to the well transferred back to us, and in turn we will relinquish rights to a well that will require treatment to them. Does this seem to be a fair and equitable trade? If he did not pay fully half of the costs associated with the well is he entitled to half the ownership? He stands to make a lot of money in this transaction, only due to the fresh water well that is on our property that we were going to share with him when he built. There have been no agreements signed.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Well Water use
Your question requires copies of your real estate purchase and sale agreements, deeds or deeds of trust, any easement agreements that are of record, and every piece of paper you have about the well, including permits from the County, and all your bills and correspondence about the well and your new proposed sale transaction.
Without reviewing those documents, no attorney can hazard a guess about whether the proposed trade is fair or equitable.
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Elizabeth Powell
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