Garage Easement

[Alan Berlin]

Hello all,

I have a duplex that is built right on the property line. There is a single car garage built into the side of the duplex facing the neighbor’s driveway. Title search found that the neighbor has the following easement rights: "to use and enjoy the one car garage so long as said garage exists on the land of the Grantors.” I have no idea why the original builder agreed to this easement but I imagine it was a tradeoff to allow building right up to the property line.

Here are my questions: Do my tenants also have the right to the garage for storage etc or is it exclusive to the neighbor? Since it states “so long as said garage exists” can I make an additional bedroom/storage room out of it and simply remove the garage door and brick it over?

Thanks for feedback!

Alan