Not all Texas homes are accessible from public roads. Private roads are roads on private property and generally do not receive public services. They can be found in rural areas as well as gated communities and subdivisions.
The Texas Transportation Code allows the owners of private roads to regulate or prohibit their use. But that doesn’t always mean anything goes. 在某些情况下, property owners or a subdivision governing body can have arranged for the county to extend speed limits and traffic enforcement to private roads. 另外, local ordinances could potentially govern the availability of certain municipal or county services available for properties located on or adjacent to a private road.
If your buyer clients are interested in a home on a private road, suggest they find out how the road is maintained. Often there’s a homeowners association or private road maintenance agreement in place. 包括VA在内的一些贷款机构, 联邦住房管理局, 美国农业部, and Fannie Mae—may require permanent easements allowing use of a shared private road and/or an HOA or maintenance agreement before approving a home loan. 买家 should speak with a private attorney if they have any specific questions regarding the road agreements or easements in place for a particular home.
Thank you for this article this is a fairly regular issue in our area as it is more rural and questions about PR and Easements come up very regularly.
It would be great to see a whole article devoted to this subject.
I would love to know more about easements for private road use when neighbors are not being considerate and what can be done. Ex: Gates, speed bumps, damage
Are there any grants available for repairs and or maintenance for private roads for health and safety concerns of the property owners?
Is there any regulation on what homeowners are using on private roads