Law regarding planting on property line.

[MossRoad]

When you're making a planting along a property line like that, its best to determine the diameter of the mature size of the specimen, then add 10% (or enough room to mow, maintain a fence if necessary, etc.... ) to that and plant that far inside your property line to avoid these types of situations. How many times have all of us heard of situations like this in the past. No matter how well you get along with your current neighbor, they may move, leave, pass away, before you move, leave or pass away and someone else you may not get along with (their kid that you kept telling to get off your lawn 20 years ago comes to mind) will move in. Plan ahead. :thumbsup:

 

[Dftodd]

Honestly, if a neighbors being a PITA. This would probably be my response :laughing:

 

[MossRoad]

Honestly, if a neighbors being a PITA. This would probably be my response :laughing:View attachment 506567

That's a lot of green makeup!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I planted pines right down my front property line. Then thought about it, and moved them 2 ft inside the line. Its road ROW, but moved them just in case. I also mow the ROW.

Love the bending bush, needed one of them for an old neighbor, lol.

 

[WVH1977]

I had been looking at property for the past couple of months and found a nice 8 acre lot. It was basically a 5 lot, small sub-division. I talked with the realtor and got permission to go to the property and check it out. I took my wife, mother and children with me. We walked the property and really liked it. When we got back to the truck I saw the homeowner that lived next door. I told the wife I am going over there and introduce myself. She was like "you love talking to everybody". I walked over and introduced myself and said I was interested in the property next to him for sale. He immediately said "do you have permission from the realtor to be here?". I politely replied that the realtor and owners gave me permission. First not good sign. He then went on about all the cameras and video he has put around his place. Second not good sign. Then my Mom came over and he just kept talking away about how the property we were looking at sucked and was using some not so nice language in front of my Mom. Third not good sign. He finally apologized about that. Then he said he and his friends like to raise a little **** on the weekends but never bothered anyone. Fourth bad sign. He was just a very arrogant unhappy man. We thanked him for talking with us and left. I told my wife, now you know why I like talking to people. Had I not talked with him we very well could have bought that property and would have had to deal with him on a regular basis. He did accomplish his goal. We did not buy and I feel sorry for anyone who does buy that place. When I was growing up I was always taught to respect the neighbors and treat people with respect. It is sad to say that in this day and time we live in, that the feeling of community and helping your neighbor is steadily disappearing.

The good side is we found a 16 acre lot on a dead-end "ccc" road that sits next to a small country church. It is surrounded by big tracts of land with a huge swamp in the very back. When I was down there getting the perk test done I met the Deacon of that church. What a nice fellow. He told me I could park my trailer and tractor at the church anytime I wanted and welcomed me to the neighborhood. I am so glad I like talking with people. It worked out well for my situation.

I really hope you can work out your situation with that neighbor. All you can do is be nice and respectful, regardless of the way he acts. I try and make an effort and not to sink to their level, but I sure do love Dftodd's response.

 

[MossRoad]

I had been looking at property for the past couple of months and found a nice 8 acre lot. It was basically a 5 lot, small sub-division. I talked with the realtor and got permission to go to the property and check it out. I took my wife, mother and children with me. We walked the property and really liked it. When we got back to the truck I saw the homeowner that lived next door. I told the wife I am going over there and introduce myself. She was like "you love talking to everybody". I walked over and introduced myself and said I was interested in the property next to him for sale. He immediately said "do you have permission from the realtor to be here?". I politely replied that the realtor and owners gave me permission. First not good sign. He then went on about all the cameras and video he has put around his place. Second not good sign. Then my Mom came over and he just kept talking away about how the property we were looking at sucked and was using some not so nice language in front of my Mom. Third not good sign. He finally apologized about that. Then he said he and his friends like to raise a little **** on the weekends but never bothered anyone. Fourth bad sign. He was just a very arrogant unhappy man. We thanked him for talking with us and left. I told my wife, now you know why I like talking to people. Had I not talked with him we very well could have bought that property and would have had to deal with him on a regular basis. He did accomplish his goal. We did not buy and I feel sorry for anyone who does buy that place. When I was growing up I was always taught to respect the neighbors and treat people with respect. It is sad to say that in this day and time we live in, that the feeling of community and helping your neighbor is steadily disappearing.

The good side is we found a 16 acre lot on a dead-end "ccc" road that sits next to a small country church. It is surrounded by big tracts of land with a huge swamp in the very back. When I was down there getting the perk test done I met the Deacon of that church. What a nice fellow. He told me I could park my trailer and tractor at the church anytime I wanted and welcomed me to the neighborhood. I am so glad I like talking with people. It worked out well for my situation.

I really hope you can work out your situation with that neighbor. All you can do is be nice and respectful, regardless of the way he acts. I try and make an effort and not to sink to their level, but I sure do love Dftodd's response.

When we were looking at a house to buy, the guy next door was standing on his back porch in a pink women's bath robe drinking a cup of coffee.... I knew right then I'd get along with him and we bought the house. :laughing:

 

[WVH1977]

Those are the best neighbors!

 

[boggen]

standing on your property looking at property line. from mid point everything to the right is your fence, everything to the left is neighbors fence. is how i always was told of what was what.

 

[MossRoad]

Those are the best neighbors!

Yeah, he turned out to be a really good guy. Unfortunately, he had a heart attack while up on a ladder doing cable TV work. They didn't know he had a heart attack, and thought maybe he got electrocuted, so they left him hanging up there on the ladder for a good, long time until the power got shut off. By the time they got him down, it was too late.

Well, couple years later, his widow and her ex-husband got back together.... lots of times that doesn't work out. But this time, it did! He's also a great guy, we get along really, really well, he watches our place for us and us theirs. We mow each other's lawns. I do their snow in winter. He's a retired machinist and shows me how to do stuff. And we both dislike "that neighbor" that everyone has one of on their block! :laughing:

 

[dmccarty]

... He was just a very arrogant unhappy man. We thanked him for talking with us and left. I told my wife, now you know why I like talking to people. Had I not talked with him we very well could have bought that property and would have had to deal with him on a regular basis. He did accomplish his goal. ...

Most likely you made the right decision.

Flip side is he may have been saying things to stop you from buying. He might have wanted to buy the place himself and by talking trash, no one will buy, the price will drop and he scores a deal. Or the place does not sell and he is still able to use the vacant lot without spending any money. I have seen a situation like this with an absentee owner and a local who uses the land like it is his own.

Ironically, after I read this discussion yesterday, I ran into a coworker who is building a house. The neighbor to be has already reported him to the county and started playing games. :confused3: This is in a subdivision and they will be close neighbors yet the p...ing contest has already started. It really is sad.

Later,
Dan