My neighbor insisted I didn't need a survey before building my fence last summer

Old guy two doors down said he'd lived here 40 years and knew exactly where the property lines ran. Told me spending $1200 on a survey was a waste. I listened to him. Built the whole fence in August. Now my other neighbor is claiming 3 feet of my yard belongs to them. Got a letter from their lawyer last week. Gonna cost me way more to rip it out and start over. Anyone else take shortcuts on property stuff and regret it?

2 comments

2 Comments

sage_morgan753d ago

Takes your story and runs with it. My cousin did almost the exact same thing but with a shed. Some old timer told him the property stake was "close enough" so he poured a concrete slab and built a 10x12 shed on it. Turns out he was three feet over the line. Neighbor made him tear the whole thing down and move it. Cost him almost double what a survey would have been. Plus he had to pay to have the concrete demoed and hauled off. Whole thing was a nightmare from start to finish.

the_miles3d ago

A buddy of mine listened to an old timer and ended up losing five feet of his driveway to a neighbor.