Is The Burden In My Title Still Live?

More often than not, when you purchase a property or a piece of land, it will come with various 'burdens' on the title. A burden is an obligation affecting the land which normally requires the owner to do something or to refrain from doing something for the benefit of another property. Some common examples of burdens are the obligation to contribute towards the maintenance of a boundary wall or fence, or a restriction on the use of the land. Burdens often are imposed when land is sold as a separate unit for the first time. These burdens will then 'run with the land' and therefore apply to any future purchasers. Due to the ability of a burden to run with the land, some burdens may have affected the property for a considerable amount of time, which may cause you to question whether that burden is still live.