Trespassers

[ponytug]

Our town has let many trees trim themselves. Since we have a lot of dead ash, they take out power.
Wouldn't mind them showing up and blocking our road.
Why would they need to be showing up so often? I guess they are on the clock

Yea, they are contracted by the power company. If they trim them back too far there won't be any work the next year.

Around here, there is a maximum amount that is allowed to be cut back. You could argue it is continued work for the tree trimmers, but my sense is that was enacted to have healthier trees.

All the best,

Peter

 

[buckeyefarmer]

One of my longest outages, is because tree trimmers left dead trees standing, but cut down a really big healthy tree (and left it blocking my trail to my creek area). Next winter the dead tree fell, as I predicted.

 

[turnkey4099]

Years ago, I subdivided off a 2 acre parcel and sold it to the daughter of a good friend & neighbor. She built a nice little house on the lot and kept the place looking neat. The idea was, she would be nearby to care for her ailing father.

Well, she married an idiot who totally ignores the property line. Every year, he mows an extra tractor width onto my land. Now his "yard" is 50' beyond the property line into my pasture. He even stacks his firewood there!

My neighbor friend is 86 and not in good health. I want to put up a fence on the property line but I don't want to risk causing family problems which he doesn't need right now. The pasture is fallow and I have no plans to do anything with it in the near future. My wife and I feel the best thing to do is not say anything and just wait.

My neighbor is a real nice guy and I don't know what he did to deserve this jerk for a son in law.

Not doing anything is levaing it open of 'squaters rights' In this state IIRC 7 years 'open and notorious' use' (i.e., owner knew and didn't do anythibng) the user can claim the land. One of the recommented things is a certified letter to the trespasser every few years renewing the status of the boundary.

 

[Jstpssng]

Been tempted many times, but it's a good way to get punched. Better to immediately lay on horn and don't let up for a few blocks.

These days it's a good way to get shot... and I posted earlier this year about the last time that I laid on the horn at somebody who was parked blocking a major highway.

I still have the dents from his fists... I leave them there as a reminder of how little it takes to trigger some people.

 

[IndyJay]

Not doing anything is levaing it open of 'squaters rights' In this state IIRC 7 years 'open and notorious' use' (i.e., owner knew and didn't do anythibng) the user can claim the land. One of the recommented things is a certified letter to the trespasser every few years renewing the status of the boundary.

I was wondering about that as well. My property, in back corner over the hill, has a dead end road cutting across it. My neighbor's driveway and part of his yard sits on it. He got concerned that a future owner of my place might be an ass about it. I told him to get it surveyed and written up and I would sign it over.

Attorney told him not to worry, that since it had been there that long it was "implied" ownership. It is only a couple thousand square feet on the corner of the property down over a thick wooded hill.

 

[MossRoad]

These days it's a good way to get shot... and I posted earlier this year about the last time that I laid on the horn at somebody who was parked blocking a major highway.

I still have the dents from his fists... I leave them there as a reminder of how little it takes to trigger some people.

Yeah it is.

 

[dodge man]

I was wondering about that as well. My property, in back corner over the hill, has a dead end road cutting across it. My neighbor's driveway and part of his yard sits on it. He got concerned that a future owner of my place might be an ass about it. I told him to get it surveyed and written up and I would sign it over.

Attorney told him not to worry, that since it had been there that long it was "implied" ownership. It is only a couple thousand square feet on the corner of the property down over a thick wooded hill.

I’d say the attorney is technically correct. Right now it’s not an issue but in the future you get a couple of land owners butting heads it ends up in court.

 

[kenmbz]

For our shared road it is written on both deeds that I have access rights since my neighbor owns the road.

 

[shooterdon]

As to "implied ownership", you may still need to go to court if someone decides to challenge your "rights". That can get expensive, and you cannot recover court costs (at least in MI) even if you "win". My friend is dealing with something like this and so far has spent $25k.

 

[newbury]

I was wondering about that as well. My property, in back corner over the hill, has a dead end road cutting across it. My neighbor's driveway and part of his yard sits on it. He got concerned that a future owner of my place might be an ass about it. I told him to get it surveyed and written up and I would sign it over.

Attorney told him not to worry, that since it had been there that long it was "implied" ownership. It is only a couple thousand square feet on the corner of the property down over a thick wooded hill.

A couple thousand square feet can mean a "lot" to many people.