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Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants

The Model Grant of Conservation Easement and Declaration of Covenants provides users with a state-of-the-art legal document together with an expansive commentary. Built on practitioner experiences and feedback, no easement document in the nation has benefited from more cycles of peer review. Download both the model and the commentary. The commentary explains the reasoning behind every provision, instructs on use of the model, and provides a wealth of alternative and optional provisions. The model was last updated in October 2023. (The model and commentary together are 120 pages.)

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WeConservePA published the seventh edition in 2016 and has subsequently updated this edition several times, most recently in 2023. The publishing history of the model is as follows: 1st edition – Jul. 2005; 2nd edition – Apr. 2006; 3rd edition – Sep. 2007; 4th edition – Apr. 2008; 5th edition – Sep. 2008; 6th edition – Oct. 2011; 7th edition – Dec. 2016.