Lease access question

[ElfEyes]

Im on a lease in east texas that we have to go though another lease each way in. We basically have 2 sides of our lease with a creek and a pipeline separating them. Now the lease I drive through changed the locks from combination locks to regular without giving us a key. Im the newest member of my lease and been on 6 years so nothing new has changed. Do we have a leg to stand on trying to get a key? The guy said they voted to keep their gate locked without us.

[nursejenn]

Strange they would do thay out of the blue... If there's no other way into your property, there has to be a right of way somewhere... more info needed

[ElfEyes]

I could drive to our camp and use a sxs or 4 wheeler to go down the pipeline and across the creek to get to my side.

[Drycreek3189]

You need to talk to your landowner

[Grayson]

Im on a lease in east texas that we have to go though another lease each way in. We basically have 2 sides of our lease with a creek and a pipeline separating them. Now the lease I drive through changed the locks from combination locks to regular without giving us a key. Im the newest member of my lease and been on 6 years so nothing new has changed. Do we have a leg to stand on trying to get a key? The guy said they voted to keep their gate locked without us.

Assuming the same owner owns both sides of your lease and the pass-through is a valid easement of some type, your landowner would be the one with standing to enforce access rights to both sides. It's possible he designated a member(s) of your lease as his agent for this purpose in your lease contract, or that he could designate an agent now if he hasn't done so already. This may require a look at the terms of the recorded (hopefully) easement itself.

[ElfEyes]

Both are timber company leases. Idk if they would get involved honestly.

[Austin]

Sounds to me like you have access to your lease without having to go through the other lease.

It is just easier for you to use there road.

[MTaylor]

What timber companies?

[ElfEyes]

What timber companies?

We're crown timber. I think they are too I'm trying to find it on the cad site now. I have bad service at the camp

[Huggybear]

If same timber company owned it, cut the chain and add a lock. No need for an easement if same company ownes it.

[MTaylor]

If same timber company owned it, cut the chain and add a lock. No need for an easement if same company ownes it.

This ^

If it is still a problem call Richard Capps in the diboll office

[ElfEyes]

Thanks yall. Thanks Thomas that might be the direction I'm heading I just want to try handling it the right way without a pissin match

[Kurdawg]

Thanks yall. Thanks Thomas that might be the direction I'm heading I just want to try handling it the right way without a pissin match

Whats the name of the lease you are on?

[ElfEyes]

I'm on a small lease call 9 gun. Their lease used to be type 2 then I guess the timber company started leasing theirs about 10 years ago or so