This is my coworkers situation. A man moved to the property adjacent to theirs about 12 years ago on a lake here in Texas and immediately became uncooperative and belligerant. They've owned their property for 25 years and never had problems with neighbors. He moved in and requested they get rid of their dock and boathouse. That was partially in the 5 feet of no man's land between their properties. They declined. He clogged the stream that ran through the boat house so it flooded and became unrecognizable.
He told them they could not use the dock. They consulted with a lawyer who told them it wasn't worth the fight. Now in the past 5 years, he put up a fence that not only encloses the no man's land, but also several feet of their property. They have a lawyer who has sent him letters and their is a land survey at the tax office and they've been paying taxes on the land, but both of them worry. My friend is 50 with health problems and her mother is 85. He's a land surveyor.
2007-01-25 12:35:16 · 6 answers · asked by svs_g 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No, it isn't legal. However, this is a civil matter and the police won't do anything. Your friend will need to tell his lawyer to stop sending letters and get ready to litigate the matter or find an attorney that is more aggressive.
2007-01-25 12:41:56 · answer #1 · answered by Carl 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My husband is a land surveyor here in CA. There is absolutely no way that that is legal! They are not allowed to put any structure on your property. If I were them I would deffinately persue this!
2007-01-25 12:45:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lawsuit or live with it. It's not legal but if they don't move fast they'll lose their rights to sue.
Tell them they have my sympathy, that's a nightmare to go through. But they have been total wusses on this, they should have put their foot down from day one and it wouldn't have gotten this far!
2007-01-25 12:43:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They can call code enforcement and they will send him a letter to move the fence and if he does not he will be fined and possibly go to jail.
2007-01-25 12:44:59 · answer #4 · answered by glamour04111 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its not legal but threten to sue the guy (just bluffin) and mabe he'll cave
2007-01-25 12:46:01 · answer #5 · answered by me 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sue him make him tear it down.
2007-01-25 13:08:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋