I own private land in louisiana, so I have to grant the land owners around me a right of way? if so can they let anyone pass?

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The surrounding land owners have been passing on my land to get to theres for sometime and I verbally agreed to let them do so, but now they are letting other people pass through my land to get to thiers. I have no problem with the land owner coming across me to get to his land, but I don't want all of his friends and other strangers on my land. Can I stop all of them from crossing me or not?

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Teri Walter ·
I suppose that you could put any restrictions you want on what is effectively an easement, but as a practical matter, it would be extremely hard to enforce.
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John Roache Cook IVHealth Care Lawyer ·
I would suggest speaking with a lawyer as you might be able to prevent anyone from crossing your land (or possibly none of them). The lawyer will need more information. How long have they been crossing your land? Why do they have to cross your property (as opposed to using a public right of way)? How long ago did you start allowing them to cross their land and for what purpose? The answers to these questions will allow a lawyer to determine whether they, and others, have the "right" to continue to cross your land. If surrounding land owners, as well as previous owners, have been using a right of way for a certain amount of time, they could have obtained, through the passage of time, a right to continue to do so. However, this can be limited based on why they had the need to do so. If their land is surrounded such that they can only access or enjoy it via your property, then they could have a right of passage across your land unless they caused the problem themselves (such as through sale of property with access to a street. I realize there is not enough space here to lay out all of the facts, but I would suggest you speak briefly with a lawyer who will likely have to search the mortgage and conveyance records and obtain specific information from you in order to give you a definite answer. The alternative, of course, is to negotiate a written agreement with your neighbors governing the when, where, who and how often as to traversing your property. You could do this on your own, but it should be a fairly simple document for an attorney to draft for you based upon what is agreeable to the people involved.
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