Title 12 — Conservation
21 chapters · 371 sections in this title.
12 V.I.C. § 601 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Conservation Easement Act.
12 V.I.C. § 602 Applicability
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(a) This chapter applies to any interest created after its effective date which complies with this chapter, whether designated as a conservation easement or as a covenant, equitable servitude, restriction, easement or otherwise. (b) This chapter applies to any interest created be…
12 V.I.C. § 603 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(a) “Conservation easement” means a nonpossessory interest of a holder in real property imposing limitations or affirmative obligations the purposes of which include retaining or protecting natural, scenic, or ope…
12 V.I.C. § 604 Creation, conveyance, acceptance and duration
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a conservation easement may be created, conveyed, recorded, assigned, released, modified, terminated, or otherwise altered or affected in the same manner as other easements. (b) No right or duty in favor of or against a holder and…
12 V.I.C. § 605 Judicial actions
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(a) An action affecting a conservation easement may be brought by:(1) an owner of an interest in the real property burdened by the easement;(2) a holder of the easement;(3) a person having a third-party right of enforcement; or(4) a person authorized by other law. (1) an owner of…
12 V.I.C. § 606 Validity
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(a) A conservation easement is valid even though:(a) it is not appurtenant to an interest in real property;(b) it can be or has been assigned to another holder;(c) it is not of a character that has been recognized traditionally at common law;(d) it imposes a negative burden;(e) i…
12 V.I.C. § 607 Uniformity of application and construction
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The Uniform Conservation Easement Act enacted under this chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws with respect to the subject of the Act among states enacting it.