purchasing a home where an encroachment is shown. A fence has been there for years. Am I entitled to land?
549815
What the neighbor is claiming is called "adverse possession." It requires that the taking is open and "notorious" and without your permission.  The time frame is determined by state law,  it could be 10 or 20 years.\n\nOn the other hand, did you get title insurance when you bought the house?  If your title insurance policy did not list the encroachment as an exception on schedule B,  you can make your title insurance company fix the problem.\n\nYou may also have a claim against the company that surveyed the house when you bought it if the survey did not show the encroachment.\n\nIf the fence is on your land,  tell your neighbor it will cost him $5000 for you not to tear the fence down.
36887
The lien is on the property. Whom the property is deeded to is a separate issue.
1187216
I was in a simialir situatio to this a few years ago, except I didnt have any land.  I wasnt able to get a construction loan without putting up my half of my current shared house as collateral.  It was kind of a sensative area legally I was told.  It ended by my ex having to buy me out and paying off the remainder of the loan so she could own the house outright.  It can be done, you just need to investigate.
186603
you could still be held responsible, even if the person instigated it.  sounds like you really need a taller fence.
962011
You need pictures. I would call a real estate attorney and see if they can help. Sometimes when you mention the law they change their tune.
1072842
Building department in your county would have that answer.  They vary...but just by the fly it would stand to reason if your neighbor put up a fence then you could set a post right next to his..it's on your property and I don't think there is any setback concerning fencing...
488070
The fact of the matter is that you did not do your research about the area. You didn't ask your agent the right questions either. You should have asked or found out for yourself what is the area zoned for. Your agent's responsibility ends at the curb, any information about "off the property" issues such as rezoning or major works of redevelopment is not their responsibility to disclose to you unless it has an impact on  your property. And even if they did know about the project, you would have to prove in court, that you did not know and that the agent willfully withheld that information in order to steer you into the purchase and now you have real damages because of it.  Good luck...
1023860
Enclose the property with a wall and Live in it paying council tax for a period exceeding 12 years, during that time you must prove you have tried to contact the owner and pay rent, if after 12 years the true owner has not asked for posession or rent then you are allowed to APPLY for the title to be transferred to you. this however is fraught with difficulty.\n\nthis cannot be done if any part of the land is classified as common land or has a public right of way passing through it or there is any secured borrowing on the property.\n\nther is NO such thing as squatters rights and you must be carefull not to break and enter or cause damage to the property as this will invalidate any future claim for transfer of title.\n\nPlease note that if you do sucees in transferring title to you it can still bel claimed back from you by the european court..\n\nDont bother trying unless you know the real owner doesnt want it. if ther is NO owner legally it belongs to the crown and you cant  transfer title from the crown under this method
989388
You need to go pronto right now {{{with the person you bought it from}}}  to a LAND TITLE COMPANY. Look in the phone book. \n\nThat should have been done when/before you handed the money over.. HURRY!!!! I would demand it NOW.... If he doesn`t show or disappears you just gave him your money and you own NOTHING...  \n\nYou should get a *warranty deed* and nothing else.. Do not accept a Quit Claim Deed. Some years from now on down the road, Some owner in the past can show up with DEED and take it from you... \n\nThere will be some closing costs.. I don`t know how much, But until you have that deed in YOUR name YOU  DO NOT OWN THAT LAND... Right now he has the money and the land.. \n\nWhat ever papers you may have mean very little without that DEED... I worked for a man and he had lived in his home for five years, made major improvements and such, Well he had all his paperwork but no deed. They took his property from him and made him leave whatever improvements he had made. Central air and such.. He got nothing and had paid that man for 5 years... \n\nGood luck and God bless,{:-)\n\n<><
722934
Go to your city's website and see what they have. Your county auditor/property valuation website may have the property boundries shown.
563038
Well of course! I have seen many of homes where they are either over the building line or in an easement or on someone else's property! You need to make sure your home is on the property correctly and what are the easements on the property.  What exactly is your property locations.  The plat that is usually recorded with the county is not something you should go by.
122782
the fence  built on your property is your the fentce touching the property of your neighbor isnt urs anymore.
311431
Charles,\nYou need to contact the zoning department of the municipality in which you live and request either to have an official make a ruling regarding the validity of the easement or to request a hearing (depending on how formal they are). At the very least, you'll get more information that could be useful to get it taken care of.
721196
Ok, lets see if I understand the situation. You own property that butts against your neighbors. Their son built a shed or playhouse on your propery some where, after you bought your home, correct so far? \n\nNow the neighbors sons wife want him to sell his parents home (I gather his parents are dead). And she claims the building is theirs, correct?\n\nNow, read this and see if this makes sense.  Who owns a building, built on OUR property by the neighbor who now wants to sell? son put up a building on HIS PARENTS PROPERTY. Who owns the building?\n \nMY question is: How can it be built on YOUR property if (neighbor or their son built the building on THEIR PROPERTY?\n\nIf the land the building is own in yours according to your deed for the property then the building is yours. If the land this building sits on was maintianed by your neighbor for a period of say 7 years and you said/did nothing; you may have lost that land to a law similar to squatters rights. Meaning that because they maintained that area where the building was (mowed payed taxes or whatever) it may now be theirs because of that law. This may or may not apply to your state. So don't jump the gun just yet. \n\nGo to the register of Deeds at the local court house and have your property deed checked against the deed for your land/home and see if the two are identical. If not then take steps to see which deed is accurate and why (if possible) there are any differences in the original deed and the copy.\n\nEither way you may need to have your property lines checked/rechecked by a  reputable land surveyor for accuracy.\n\nIf you find (according to the deed ) the building is indeed on YOUR property and NOT THEIRS, you have the option of keeping the building or you can give/sell it to the people who built it on your property.\n\nIn addition to the surveyor you may need a land lawyer as well. Sounds like a mess. It also depends on the type of relationship you have between you and the boy and/or his wife.
1123046
Read the covenants in your hoa documents, that should tell you if they have a right or not.  If it is too technical, consult a real estate attorny, do not rely on advice you get from Y!A.
443710
You can hire a licensed surveyor to review the easement document and plot the easement boundaries.  If you need to know the limititations on the USE of the easement, see an attorney who specializes in real property law.
924353
You should be able to find the owner through the courthouse. Also, if it's close enough to the road, it may be on city property, and the city would be responsible. Check to see how far off the road is city property. Here, it's 25 feet from the center of the road. The city came and removed a nuisance tree from "my" property by my pointing that out to them.