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(1) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a conservation easement may be created, conveyed, recorded and assigned, in the same method and manner as other easements.
(2) No right or duty in favor of or against a holder and no right of a person having a third-party right of enforcement arises under a conservation easement before its acceptance by the holder and a recordation of the acceptance.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (2) of Section 89-19-7 of this chapter, a conservation easement is unlimited in its duration unless the instrument creating it otherwise provides.
(4) An interest in real property in existence at the time a conservation easement is created is not impaired by the conservation easement unless the owner of the interest is a party to the conservation easement or consents to it.
(5) A conservation easement shall continue to be effective and shall not be extinguished if the easement holder is or becomes the owner in fee of the subject property.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 89. Real and Personal Property § 89-19-5. Creation; acceptance; recordation; duration - last updated January 01, 2018 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-89-real-and-personal-property/ms-code-sect-89-19-5/
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