Fence

[CBH13]

how long of a fence are we talking here? not to play devils advocate but if its a short fence that's only a foot over may be easier just to talk with him and maintain a good relationship then turning into a civil suit over what may amount to very little land.

 

[teearr]

how long of a fence are we talking here? not to play devils advocate but if its a short fence that's only a foot over may be easier just to talk with him and maintain a good relationship then turning into a civil suit over what may amount to very little land.

^^^^^^^this^^^^^^^ what happened to being neighborly, some past dispute, argument, or "just never bothered to get to know them"??

 

[GeauxLSU]

The only problem with living in a neighborhood are the fact there are people living there.

If it's been 40 days, it's pretty obvious he/she/it doesn't intend to do anything about it.

 

[Big Ben]

Damn, I guess its obvious what he thinks of you but I'm curious:
Did you remove the fence while he was your neighbor or a previous occupant???
Wise man say fences make good neighbors!

I could never see myself removing an existing fence between me and my neighbors on my property, let alone removing one and leaving the posts up but if I was in your situation I would fire up my tractor and said fence would be gone in short order just for spite!

You could always put an ad on Craigslist too:
FREE Fence. Must remove all of it including posts!!!

FREE FENCE LMAO.

 

[jlw]

The fence being on your property is a civil issue with the ultimate remedy being in civil court if the guy doesn't voluntarily remove it.

Following the very bad advice given above of selling property that you know does not belong to you will wind YOU up in criminal court.

 

[D_Max]

Pull up YOUR fence post

 

[the_great_white]

Pull up YOUR fence post

this, but leave the boards.....

 

[BillMe45]

I guess its rather obvious that he (neighbor) really preferred having a fence up. You tore it down, he paid out of his pocket to put it back up. You dont do anything like walk around the back yard neked or leave the bathroom blinds open do you?

 

[JamesG]

tell them " Thanks for the fence".
send them a certified letter stating its on your property , and that you will give them a couple weeks to remove it. State that after the two weeks it then becomes your property free and clear.

This. I believe this is the legal precedent.

It could be worse. My neighbor put up a new backyard fence. It's a nice fence. But it is 1 foot inset away from all of the other fences from the adjacent yards (including one side of mine). It makes a perfect "no-mans land" for all sorts of critters and pests. One day, I come home and, "poof" there it was. I told him, dude, I would have let you tack your new pickets on to "my" posts...

Now I am tempted to take my fence down and "go Sudetenland on his ass".

 

[rockyfatcat]

If you do nothing, your land will become his land. Open and notorious use is one of the keys. The other is paying the taxes on the property.

Do you know where the monuments are to the boundaries? I hired a surveyor and all they did was locate the monuments. I asked them to put some intermediate markers in place (which I set in concrete) because of the distance between them.

I am guessing you don't talk to them very much. A certified demand letter (is it worth paying an attorney?)Signature and return receipt with a handwritten note explaining your concerns is probably best. If you know where the monuments are, that would save him the cost of a surveyor.

Good fences make for good neighbors!