Easements in Orange County, FL
Master-planned growth around Orlando means most Orange County easements are platted, but community development districts add their own recorded rights.
Orange County Comptroller, Official Records
The county publishes a free public parcel viewer showing platted easement strips.
About 20 years of open, continuous, adverse use is generally required.
Fla. Stat. § 95.361; Downing v. Bird, 100 So. 2d 57 (Fla. 1958)
Read the Florida rulesEasements you'll see most often here
- Community development district utility easements
- Stormwater retention easements
- Public utility easements on the plat
- Access easements for shared driveways
Local things to watch for
- District easements are recorded separately from the plat and are easy to miss.
- Retention pond easements frequently bar fencing.
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Common questions
How do I find out if my Orange County property has an easement?
Start with the title commitment or owner's policy from your purchase — easements are listed in Schedule B. Recorded easements are also indexed by the Orange County Comptroller, Official Records, and the county's free public parcel viewer usually shows platted easement strips. A current survey catches anything used on the ground but never recorded.
What easements are most common in Orange County?
Community development district utility easements, Stormwater retention easements, Public utility easements on the plat, among others. District easements are recorded separately from the plat and are easy to miss.
Can a neighbor gain a permanent right to cross my Orange County land?
In Florida, open, continuous, and adverse use generally has to run for about 20 years before a prescriptive easement can be claimed. Permission given in writing usually stops the clock, because the use is then no longer adverse.
Does an easement lower property value in Orlando?
It depends on where it sits and what it prohibits. A narrow utility strip along a rear lot line rarely affects value. An easement that crosses the buildable area, bars fences and structures, or gives someone else a driveway through the yard can meaningfully limit what the property can become.
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General educational reference only. Prescription periods and their exceptions change, and several states set the period by case law rather than by statute. Read the linked official code and consult a licensed attorney in that state before relying on any of it.