How does one determine whether a Lane is private or public property?

I am trying to determine whether the Lane we live on is private or public property. We are the only house on the "street" and I had the land surveyed. According to the survey the Lane is our property and I know that we pay taxes for it.

How does one determine whether a Lane is private or public property?
Phone you local council, they will give you the number of the office responsible for the land and they can then tell you by referering to the deed title number
Reply:En quire from the council office or persuade to sell the lane
Reply:If your survey shows the lane on your property and you are paying taxes on it, it is probably your private property. Roads like this can become public property when other people use it to access some other property. We have a couple cases here in Wyoming like that. In one, a road ran along the front of several lots. The road ended in another road that lead to other homes. One of the home owners found out that about half the road way (about 10 feet) was actually on the home owners lots. He demanded compensation and attempted to block the roadway (his half anyway). He lost the case because the road had been there for a number of years and was now a "public right of way". In another case, a rancher sold his property to some out of state buyers. The new owners did not realize the ranch was "land locked". There was no public road to it. The only access was a dirt road used by the original owner that crossed another ranch. That rancher "rented" the road access to his neighbor for a yearly fee of a dollar. The new owners wanted to continue the deal but the other rancher said no and even plowed up the road. The new owners sued and lost because the other rancher had a formal (although cheap) rental agreement with the old neighbor which protected his property rights.





If that lane is on your property, then put a sign out there stating it is a private roadway. Put up a gate to keep out unwanted drivers. That is the best way to protect your property rights.