On page 1, after line 3, of the Introduced bill, insert: "
Section 1. That § 43-13-6 be AMENDED:
43-13-6. AExcept
as provided in section 2 of this Act, a
servitude
thereon cannot
on a servient tenement may not
be held by the owner of the servient tenement. A servitude is
extinguished by the vesting of the right to servitude and the right
to the servient tenement in the same person."
On page 1, line 5, of the Introduced bill, delete "The common law doctrine of merger does not apply to a servitude held by the owner of the servient tenement" and insert "An easement or servitude created by an owner is valid and effective, notwithstanding the common ownership of the benefited and burdened property, at the time of creation or after reacquisition of the property by the creator of the easement or servitude"
On page 1, line 7, of the Introduced bill, after "tenement." delete "Section 2. That § 43-13-6 be REPEALED.
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On page 1, line 8, of the Introduced bill, after "REPEALED." delete "A servitude thereon cannot be held by the owner of the servient tenement. A servitude is extinguished by the vesting of the right to servitude and the right to the servient tenement in the same person."