Right of Entry
Gridlync land and infrastructure glossary.
A right of entry is a landowner’s permission to enter a property for a limited purpose, such as surveying, environmental study, or early construction, before a full easement or lease is signed. It is usually short-term and may carry a fee. It gives early, limited access for surveys, soil borings, or environmental review before the parties commit to a full agreement. Many projects use a right of entry to gather diligence data while negotiations continue.
Rights of entry are the first land agreements in a project and convert into easements. Gridlync tracks them and their conversion so nothing falls through the cracks.
Example
Before finalizing easement terms, Trailhead Pipeline obtains a 90-day right of entry from farmer Dale Kowalski for $1,200 to survey the route and bore soil samples, with the option to convert to a permanent easement afterward.