710.20 Maintenance and repair of private roads.

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(1)Definitions. In this section:

(a)“Access easement” means an easement that is appurtenant to real estate and that provides ingress and egress between the real estate and a public road by means of a private road or driveway.

(b)“Access easement holder” means the owner of real estate that is benefited by an access easement.

(c)“Beneficial user” means a person that has a right to use a private road or driveway. “Beneficial user” includes an owner of real estate burdened by an access easement if the owner has a right to use the private road or driveway.

(d)“Owner” means a person that has a present ownership interest in real estate. “Owner” includes a purchaser of real estate under a land contract that has a right to occupy and use the real estate.

(e)“Private road or driveway” means a private road or driveway located on an access easement.