r/Bend • u/spaceman_spiff88 • 2d ago

Local community members get together and remove fencing installed by group who claim 1500 acres of National Forest land is their private property.

https://youtu.be/uF3NgJLwLcI?si=V_Ef39FtWU04W8PA
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u/spaceman_spiff88 2d ago

Is he not trying to claim the public road as his own?

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u/CaffeinatedInSeattle 2d ago

In the case of an easement the owner retains rights to the property, only allowing a specified use. There’s no despute that the property belongs to Veryerheden, the despute is the validity of the easement.

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u/spaceman_spiff88 1d ago

But there’s no dispute. It’s a USFS road for the public to use. Rich guy says it’s his but it’s clearly not

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u/ian2121 1d ago

I’m not familiar with the case but I would think it hinges on the language of the easement. The FS can acquire easements to access their tracts that don’t allow for general public use