Re: OT- line fence and neighbor

Posted by Mark - IN. on August 15, 2011 at 20:09:15 from (24.15.146.108):

In Reply to: OT- line fence and neighbor posted by Ray on August 15, 2011 at 16:48:35:

Ray, have you tried talking to the guy? If you haven't, that would be my first step. I don't mean be overly nice with, "Howdy neighbor...", and I don't mean jump him either with, "You low down, no account...". He is your neighbor and is likely to be for a long, long time, so you don't want to have to be bothered with him every time you turn around. First go over and introduce yourself, and point out that he has been doing things on your property that even you don't do on your own property, and attempt to come to terms.

As Old Geezer pointed out where he lives, its the same where I live in Indiana. As I look at the property line, the right half of the fence is mine, the left half is his, and if it has to be put up for one of us, it will get paid for by the owner that it got put up for. And as John T pointed out, it needs to be on the line, because if its set back, or set over, and neither party complains about it for x-ammount of years, then it is assumed to be the property line, and no one wants to give up 3' of his property, especially after having been the one to pay for it.

Sure it should be surveyed. No arguement there, but surveyors are not cheap. Could cost you in the thousand$ like it did me. Them permanent markers are great, but they cost me in the thousand$ to be sunk. If it were my problem, I were in your shoes? If that 1,000' gap is just a partial gap in a much larger fence, I would just mend it with a 1,000 section of closer and be done with it. Fence aint cheap though, and with what I fully expect to be a rise in inflation on our already week economy, its only going to get more expensive, so buy it and put it up now and cut your losses.

If it gets that far, I mean really carried away out of control not going to get along or adhere, what's the cost of an attorney to send him a letter of cease and desist with a law firm's letter head on it?

I have to tell you something though Ray. The four wheeler on my property would have me upset, bt dumping is trash on my property? Ohhhhhhh man. That would get me over there quick, but nice, and firm..."I'm your neighbor and plan to be for many enjoyable years or decades, but I have to tell you, that you are doing things to my land that I haven't in the 60 years that I owned, maintained, and respected it, and never would...". That should do it. If it doesn't, well, then it progresses as far as he wants it to, by his choice, not yours.

There is one other way. Could get a couple of friends to slick back their hair and put on some turtlenecks and sport coats, then drive over to his house in a Caddy with Pennsylvania plates, knocking on his door and telling him that their names are Vinnie, Rocco, and Luigi, all from Philly, and that their boss, your brother, had them drive all the way to your town what for to make him an offer that he cant refuse...knock it off, or take a one way ride with them to a rock quarry they passed about 500 miles back. Trust me, he will knock it off.

Good luck.

Mark

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