A property easement grants someone else the limited right to use your land for a specific purpose. For example, a common easement is one that a utility company has for placing cables, pipes, or other equipment under or over the property to allow property owners to use their utilities. Another common easement is if you and your neighbor share a driveway. In some cases, one of you—not both—will own the driveway, but the other will have the right to the easement and use of the driveway to access their house.