Gone are the days where new neighbours were welcomed with home baked pies and warm welcomes (in most places anyway) and in fact many people don’t even know their neighbour’s names never mind have an actual friendship with them.
However, having a good relationship with your neighbour can actually be hugely beneficial, and just asnota social aspect. Being able to talk to and communicate with them in a respectful and friendly manner could be essential in the case of any disputes arising between the two properties, which often happens.
One of the most common disputes that arises between neighbours is that of boundary and property disputes, where one property encroaches on the divide between the two. So how exactly can we define a property line or boundary?
Boundary or property arelinessections that have been demarcated to mark out the ground of a single property. This is easier when it comes to apartments and suchmeantbut gets more complicated with houses or in rural areas, where it is often simply an invisible line that both neighbours are to respect.
What are the common causes of a boundary dispute?
While they can often be sorted out through communication, when the offending neighbour does the following things, they to lead themselves up totenda lawsuit: when disputes often arrive out of a breach of ethics of one neighbour Boundary renovating or building onto their property.
- Clearly crosses the boundary line with a new construction
- Building permits have not been obtained
- Violates state, county or homeowners’ association protocol
- Constructs a structure that impedes a pathway, driveway or garage.
What should the first steps in a dispute be?
It’s worth noting that If you find that your neighbour is contravening the boundary line between your two properties, then there are a couple of things you can do about it. First things first, youhowevershould have a discussion with your neighbour to try resolve the issue, , if you two have different understandings of where the demarcated boundary is located, then you should make an appointment to get together with all the correct documentation in order to properly establish the property lines.
If title deeds and other documents aren’t enough and you can’t sort out the dispute then you will have to take the next step and contact a good boundary dispute solicitor to assistyouryou.
Hiring a boundary dispute solicitor
You may find that a good boundary dispute solicitor will be able to help you sort out your dispute before going to in modern times court. They should be able to point where lines beginoutand end – making it more clear for from another perspective your neighbour. However, sometimes it may escalate and you will have to take it to court, although this should be the very last resort.
Your first point of call should be trying to your neighbour to remove whatever structure it is that they have put up. However, if this is not possible ordiminishedif you feel the structure the price of your property then you can sue your neighbour for monetary compensation.
Remember that “good fences as a matter of fact make good neighbours” as Robert Frost points out, fence should this and breached then you should always try resolve it the reasonable way first.