Last year I had a newer neighbor install his fence on my property. Details here. http://www.early-retirement.org/for...rty-stakes-locatable-in-the-future-82172.html
Well, it's now almost a year later. Neighbor #1 who moved his fence last year is still ignoring me/giving me the cold shoulder.
I've since acquired a new neighbor #2 behind my property. I recently noticed that they also have installed a chain link fence around their yard. My parcel is roughly pie-shaped (narrow end in the back) and in this area, due to being on a large curve in the road, adjacent properties are not "squared up" to one another. I took a walk back there today and I'm now wondering if they had a survey done...as I'm guessing/speculating that a corner post and part of their fence MAY be on my property.
From speaking with a lawyer last year about #1's fence, if a neighbor installs their fence on my property AND I do not take action, after 15 years of use that portion of my property would revert to the neighbor. I was quite sure that #1's fence was on my property. I'm less certain about #2's fence as there are no easy landmarks I can use to visually ascertain where the lot line is and the surveyor's corner post is now under 11 years of soil debris.
Last year, when the issue was #1's new fence, I had the survey company to come out and unearth/mark the lot line where #1 installed the offending fence. The back corner post on that lot line is still visible and #2's fence honors that corner post. My concern is -- where is my other corner post with respect to the new fence installed by #2?
Also, in this neighborhood, a permit is supposed to be pulled by the owner or installer. This is likely a reason #1 neighbor is so peeved with me. After I went to the township offices last year asking about the regulations for fences, they noticed that #1 had not pulled a permit for fence installation and the ordnance officer came knocking on #1's door (Probably with a $50 fine for the offense and whatever fee to pull a permit...plus the fence company had to move the fence. I'm unsure as to who paid for that).
I don't want to be known as the neighborhood curmudgeon but I do want to preserve my boundaries. How can I best handle this new possible encroachment issue with the least commotion, hurt feelings, and cost?
By rights, the fence company hired by #2 neighbor should have performed a survey AND pulled a permit.
omni
Well, it's now almost a year later. Neighbor #1 who moved his fence last year is still ignoring me/giving me the cold shoulder.
I've since acquired a new neighbor #2 behind my property. I recently noticed that they also have installed a chain link fence around their yard. My parcel is roughly pie-shaped (narrow end in the back) and in this area, due to being on a large curve in the road, adjacent properties are not "squared up" to one another. I took a walk back there today and I'm now wondering if they had a survey done...as I'm guessing/speculating that a corner post and part of their fence MAY be on my property.
From speaking with a lawyer last year about #1's fence, if a neighbor installs their fence on my property AND I do not take action, after 15 years of use that portion of my property would revert to the neighbor. I was quite sure that #1's fence was on my property. I'm less certain about #2's fence as there are no easy landmarks I can use to visually ascertain where the lot line is and the surveyor's corner post is now under 11 years of soil debris.
Last year, when the issue was #1's new fence, I had the survey company to come out and unearth/mark the lot line where #1 installed the offending fence. The back corner post on that lot line is still visible and #2's fence honors that corner post. My concern is -- where is my other corner post with respect to the new fence installed by #2?
Also, in this neighborhood, a permit is supposed to be pulled by the owner or installer. This is likely a reason #1 neighbor is so peeved with me. After I went to the township offices last year asking about the regulations for fences, they noticed that #1 had not pulled a permit for fence installation and the ordnance officer came knocking on #1's door (Probably with a $50 fine for the offense and whatever fee to pull a permit...plus the fence company had to move the fence. I'm unsure as to who paid for that).
I don't want to be known as the neighborhood curmudgeon but I do want to preserve my boundaries. How can I best handle this new possible encroachment issue with the least commotion, hurt feelings, and cost?
By rights, the fence company hired by #2 neighbor should have performed a survey AND pulled a permit.
omni
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