Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 6903 – 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.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 6903
- 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 open-space values of real property, assuring its availability for agricultural, forest, recreational or open-space use, protecting natural resources, fish and wildlife habitat, rare species and natural communities maintaining or enhancing air or water quality or preserving the historical, architectural, archaeological or cultural aspects of real property. See Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 6901
- Holder: means :
- Third-party right of enforcement: shall mean a right provided in a conservation easement to enforce any of its terms and which is granted to a governmental body, charitable corporation, charitable association or charitable trust which, although eligible to be a holder, is not a holder. See Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 6901
(b) This chapter does not affect the power of a court to modify or terminate a conservation easement in accordance with the principles of law and equity.