[justmej]

We have lived in our house for 32 years. our neighbors have been there for 4 years. Because of problems with their dogs, 3 of them, barking in the back yard at us in our yard we put up a privacy fence in front of our change link fence that has been up for 35 years between the yards. We never had any problem with the old neighbor, who was the original owner of the house next door. The new neighbors now want to extend their own privacy fence up to the front of their yard, and have complained that their survey shows that the chain link is on their property. We want to keep the chain link fence, and our property has the permit for the fence from 35 years ago. SO, my question is - if the fence turns out to be on their property, is there a grandfather clause because the fence has been there so long. And what happens when neighbors can not agree where a fence should be? thanks, for any response if anyone has had this type of problem before. justmej

[dagnabit9]

If push comes to shove, he'll need a surveyor to come out and do a legal survey and take it to court to prove it. You just can't do it with a tape measure. Long ago, neighbors who wanted a fence between their yards split the cost of the fence and lived happily ever after. I guess this is not the case, eh?

[magellan]

Originally Posted by dagnabit9

If push comes to shove, he'll need a surveyor to come out and do a legal survey and take it to court to prove it. You just can't do it with a tape measure. Long ago, neighbors who wanted a fence between their yards split the cost of the fence and lived happily ever after. I guess this is not the case, eh?

Or called the police when the neighbor's dogs don't stop barking. At least, we have an ordinance here against it.

[Hollytree]

The grandfather clause you are thinking of is called adverse possession....
What is Adverse Possession?

[Sparrow_temp]

Problems with the neighbor's dogs and the neighbors -- there's always the poison pork chop option. Bye bye dogs -- fence isn't really needed then and the neighbors hate you anyway...

[YAZ]

Kinda weird house hunting here in Phoenix; evry one we looked at had six foot block walls around the back yard.

Good for skinny dippin'....

[magellan]

Originally Posted by YAZ

Kinda weird house hunting here in Phoenix; evry one we looked at had six foot block walls around the back yard.

Good for skinny dippin'....

Yeah, much of Colorado is like that (except the fences are wooden). Downright creepy.

[wagonproject]

I've had the same problem as I have a few thousand acres of farm land and then inherited a few thousand more acres about 5 years ago. Got neighborhoods being built around them and people think they bought 10 acres instead of just one. My grandpa used to say it was like after 7 years it was theirs. Don't know how truthful that is, but I've had people move fences, brick walls, concrete patios. All of which were built over the property line. I mean if its on their property I would just bite the bullet and let them do it there way. There going to be living next to you so might as well make it somewhat peaceful...

[dragon_fly_12]

Originally Posted by Sparrow_temp

Problems with the neighbor's dogs and the neighbors -- there's always the poison pork chop option. Bye bye dogs -- fence isn't really needed then and the neighbors hate you anyway...

And, if you get caught doing this, you can be prosecuted because its against the law.

[YAZ]

Originally Posted by chance2jump

And, if you get caught doing this, you can be prosecuted because its against the law.

That's even "creepier" than six foot block walls everywhere.

So if'n my pet crosses into someone's yard, then they get poisoned?

I understand that some folks can't stand that, but geez...a little extreme, eh?

There's a law? That means it's happened a lot.

Crazy stuff....