Need some thoughts on this scenario from the supremely knowledgeable Outdoor Board...
We moved into my house about a 1.5 yrs ago. We need to get some work done to the home and I had an updated survey ordered. We found that the wooden fence on the side of the home is not sitting on the property line. It's off 2-feet in one spot and almost 3-feet off further down the fence line, favoring my neighbor on property she doesn't own.
We have a very small lot in a high property value area...every square foot counts. The next door lady claims the fence has been in that spot for over 50 years. The property boundary survey is crystal clear that the fence needs to be moved. She hung up the phone on me and claimed the survey company was crap, which they're not. She claims that the existing fence is now the "official" property line after all that time.
I'm determining next steps now and curious if there are any legal thoughts on this.
Not sure we'll have to get an atty just yet but just curious what the Outdoor Board has to say about this.
Thanks in advance!
We moved into my house about a 1.5 yrs ago. We need to get some work done to the home and I had an updated survey ordered. We found that the wooden fence on the side of the home is not sitting on the property line. It's off 2-feet in one spot and almost 3-feet off further down the fence line, favoring my neighbor on property she doesn't own.
We have a very small lot in a high property value area...every square foot counts. The next door lady claims the fence has been in that spot for over 50 years. The property boundary survey is crystal clear that the fence needs to be moved. She hung up the phone on me and claimed the survey company was crap, which they're not. She claims that the existing fence is now the "official" property line after all that time.
I'm determining next steps now and curious if there are any legal thoughts on this.
Not sure we'll have to get an atty just yet but just curious what the Outdoor Board has to say about this.
Thanks in advance!