Lake Anne Homeowners Ass'n v. Lake Anne Realty Corp.

*737While easements are generally granted by deed, they may also be granted by a lease (see, 49 NY Jur 2d, Easements and Licenses in Real Property, § 31). Here, the leases entered into between the plaintiff’s members (hereinafter the tenants) and the defendant (hereinafter the landlord), together with the map referenced in the leases, specifically granted an easement to the tenants over three interior roads which were adjacent to their rental units. When the terms of the express grant do not contain any specific limitations or boundaries, the rule of construction is that the grantee, here, the…