Your Land is my Land

[Jstpssng]

Am I wrong is assuming that in many places being a "Nice" neighbor and allowing use of your land by a neighbor may in fact be giving them legal claim at some point?

I was at a friends on the weekend here in Ontario Canada, and apparently a neighbor needs to use their road to access the beach of his cottage, but has no legal right to do so. These friends tell me that you need to close the road to traffic once a year (with witnesses) to maintain complete ownership. Seems very strange (and unlikely) to me.

There's all sorts of stories going around the internet, but adverse possession isn't as easy to prove as it may seem. If your friend comes over for supper every week for 10 years does that mean that he owns your house? Generally it use needs to be done without your permission or against your will over an extended period of time; i.e., a family friend was telling of his doctor who visited property he owned on the coast but hadn't been to in 15 years; only to discover that someone had built a house there. I'm not sure what came out of that.

 

[Jstpssng]

Not to derail... but it is things like this that made Prop 13 law in California and why the voters passed I-747 in Washington... a Judge tossed I-747 and for the last 40 years Prop 13 has been under attack.

Mom's property has an old subdivision on file... from the 1920's... at times it has been an issue but we have documents showing the city vacated the claim in 1954... most is now parkland so no longer a concern... I just wish Government officials could read a map!!!

Too many go by existing fences... there was an old corral... and the fencing was put where convenient without regard to boundary... about every couple of years we get notice to abate noxious weeds citing eminent fire danger... the inspectors are clueless... can't comprehend a fence could be anyplace but the property line...

The boundary stone markers on my Grandfathers Farm were set back 10' so as to not be in the small creek... makes sense for anyone taking the time to look at the survey filed... when folks from the city bought adjacent they had started under grounding the creek and putting up fence on 10' inside my Grandfather's land.

That's why you call Dodge Man before buying a parcel; so that you will know beforehand what you're getting. (Plus if there are cantankerous neighbors, he's the one they'll turn the dog loose on. )

 

[oosik]

Hmmm......... adverse possession IS NOT that easy and varies by state. Adverse possession appears to be very close to legal abandonment. Its an action - very difficult to prove or verify.

 

[CajunRider]

Hmmm......... adverse possession IS NOT that easy and varies by state. Adverse possession appears to be very close to legal abandonment. Its an action - very difficult to prove or verify.

My old church in Florida lost some land to the neighbor. The neighbor moved the fence and no one noticed. After 10 years, we noticed and started the legal process to get the land back. The church lost. The guy kept the land he stole through Florida's squatters' rights.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I had a neighbor who just walked into my house one day and announced he needed to use the phone. He also approached the other neighbor, just after he had bought the place, introduced himself and said that they must pay for half the fences. Pretty much in one sentence!

One day, he asked them if they wanted to borrow his gun. What for they asked. Well, to shoot the dog. Speaking of their family pet. Well, why they asked. Well, because the dog doesn't listen, so you have to shoot the dog! I guess the dog was snooping around his poultry or something.

He sold the place, moved away and I heard, died. Funny, I kind of miss him.

 

[prichard]

My old church in Florida lost some land to the neighbor. The neighbor moved the fence and no one noticed. After 10 years, we noticed and started the legal process to get the land back. The church lost. The guy kept the land he stole through Florida's squatters' rights.

Florida's squatter's rights were insane. I'm pretty sure they re-wrote them after the housing crash. People were moving into foreclosed properties claiming squatters rights. Made things miserable for rightful owners to take possession of their property

 

[ultrarunner]

I had a neighbor who just walked into my house one day and announced he needed to use the phone. He also approached the other neighbor, just after he had bought the place, introduced himself and said that they must pay for half the fences. Pretty much in one sentence!

One day, he asked them if they wanted to borrow his gun. What for they asked. Well, to shoot the dog. Speaking of their family pet. Well, why they asked. Well, because the dog doesn't listen, so you have to shoot the dog! I guess the dog was snooping around his poultry or something.

He sold the place, moved away and I heard, died. Funny, I kind of miss him.

The only time someone barged into Mom's house... it was the next door neighbor... had never been in our home... just back yard fence conversations and a wave...

He was choking to death and knew Mom was an RN

He barged in the front door... Mom knew exactly what was wrong and did the Heimlich... he and his family were forever grateful...

 

[coralhead]

Op rent a bulldozer and push a berm and have a shooting a range. Oops an M1 AP through the engine block on his equipment would put a stop to that.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Steppenwolfe]

The only time someone barged into Mom's house... it was the next door neighbor... had never been in our home... just back yard fence conversations and a wave...

He was choking to death and knew Mom was an RN

He barged in the front door... Mom knew exactly what was wrong and did the Heimlich... he and his family were forever grateful...

Damnn... I probably would have shot him...

 

[goeduck]

Damnn... I probably would have shot him...

As long as it dislodged whatever he was choking on :yuck: he probably would have thanked you.