VA HB252

Allows owners of servient estates (property burdened by an easement) to relocate or modify easements either through recorded written consent of all affected parties or by petition to circuit court

Court must approve relocation/modification if it does not materially lessen the easement's utility, increase burden on the easement holder, impair safety, disrupt use during relocation without mitigation, or impair the value of the benefitted land

Servient estate owner must pay all costs (except attorney fees) for the relocation or modification

Excludes certain easements from court-ordered relocation including public utility easements, conservation easements, telecommunications easements, and easements held by public entities (federal, state, or local government)

Removes the previous requirement that an easement must have existed for at least 10 years before relocation could be sought