Florida S1248 grants relatives and descendants easements for visiting and maintaining abandoned cemeteries on private property.

Florida S1248 amends state law to provide relatives and descendants with an easement for visiting, maintenance, research, and searches in abandoned cemeteries on private property. The owner of the land may designate the easement. If the cemetery is not being maintained, relatives and descendants can request maintenance from the owner, and if the owner refuses, they have the right to maintain the cemetery themselves. The state is also granted an easement for maintaining the cemetery and conducting research and noninvasive searches if credible evidence supports the cemetery's abandonment.

Florida S1248 grants relatives and descendants easements for visiting and maintaining abandoned cemeteries on private property.

Florida S1248 amends state law to provide relatives and descendants with an easement for visiting, maintenance, research, and searches in abandoned cemeteries on private property. The owner of the land may designate the easement. If the cemetery is not being maintained, relatives and descendants can request maintenance from the owner, and if the owner refuses, they have the right to maintain the cemetery themselves. The state is also granted an easement for maintaining the cemetery and conducting research and noninvasive searches if credible evidence supports the cemetery's abandonment.