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Understanding and Pursuing Your Rights Under Your Homeowners Policy
Is someone 100 percent certain their fence is completely on their own property? Really? Are you sure? To avoid a boundary dispute you should know the exact location of property lines.
December 14, 2011 /Law and Legal PR News/ -- Understanding and Pursuing Your Rights Under Your Homeowners Policy
When most people think of neighborly disputes they picture someone next door playing music too loud late at night, forgetting to return a hammer borrowed several months ago, or letting the lawn grow for weeks without mowing.
While these are common occurrences in several neighborhoods, countless people each year experience more serious disputes with their neighbors: boundary disputes.
Is someone 100 percent certain their fence is completely on their own property? Can a neighbor really trim your tree if it hangs onto his land? Was part of that new parking lot is actually built on a neighboring businesses land? These events, among others, occur daily, and can often lead to heated exchanges until the actual property lines are discovered.
Boundary Dispute in Minneapolis and St. Paul
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that in 2010 a 68 year-old man awoke one day to a neighboring business making room for a parking lot by cutting down trees on his land. The man believes up to six feet of his yard has disappeared since this started.
The business owner justified his actions by claims made by the person who sold him the property. No survey was ever consulted.
Resolving Boundary Disputes
There are several ways the elderly gentleman could resolve this problem, even though much damage had already been done:
-Up-Dated Survey: Ordering a new land survey would reveal the true boundary lines (previous surveys may not be current or accurate)
-Quiet Title Lawsuit: A judge will determine the boundary lines of a property
-Quitclaim Deed: Both neighbors agree on a physical object or other boundary line between the two properties and grant land ownership based upon that boundary
Disputes over land go back thousands of years and will probably continue for thousands more. This is especially true in America where our dream is to grow up and have our own plot of land.
Anyone who has questions or a potential boundary line dispute should speak with an experienced real estate attorney immediately. Time is of the essence if someone starts building on another's land or interferes with another's property.
Article provided by Thomsen Nybeck
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