Frustrating Neighbour!?

Question

We just bought our house from my grandparents in February, and the other neighbor moved in 4 months later. One day we came home and he had a bobcat at his house to pull up his driveway (ours are joint) and gave us no notice. From there, has told us he is putting in a driveway even though his driveway is not made wide enough for that, ours is, which means he was pulling down the fence in between our driveways (He told us this would happen in October and would warn us) then we came home yesterday and the fence was down! Also it was a shared cost fence though he is keeping it for himself. Now I came home today and he is building the garage and has cut down some of my tree branches that overhang into his yard (I love my trees by the way) We have NEVER yelled or really said ANYTHING at all. Is it rude or inconsiderate of us to put up a fence 3 inches onto our side of the property - giving him some of our driveway - without telling him considering how much he courtesy/warning he has given us

We are putting it up a couple of extra inches on our side to
A.) Keep him from complaining that it's on the line later
and B.) To be the nice ones so his car can hopefully fit through.
If we dont put up that fence, his drive way is higher, so his water will run off onto ours and into our basement, his car could slide on ice and fall onto our car, to stop him from parking there and dinging our doors, and also we are going to have kids soon and I don`t want him to back over them.

Answer 1

Do it. I mean, he know's he's lied, and it's his fault. Don't do what he wants you to and ignore it to be polite. If you want, get a politician into it, and charge him. A lawyer can find anything. Don't let this manipulative neighbor control you.

Answer 2

First, yes he can legally trim anything hanging onto his property. Don't like it? Keep the tree trimmed yourself then...

Before you get into a stupid fence building war with him, you need to contact the local building codes department. In many locales you can not build within a certain distance of the property line without first contacting the adjoining property owner, and in some cases you need their signature on a form from the codes enforcement department to get your building permit.

If your locale required these steps, and he didn't persure them, then contact your code enforcement offical and sit back and watch his project spree come to a screeching halt.

Answer 3

well your property is your property. Just because you stand up for what is rightfully yours doesn't make you a mean neighbor. Just because you live next the them doesn't mean you have to like eachother. You work and pay your bills. Perhaps you can go over and talk to them about being compensated for your fence. Let them know that this is not okay. Stand up for yourself and they won't cross the line. Good luck

Answer 4

After spending many years next to some very irrational neighbours that got very nasty I would suggest try to stay civil with your neighbours. They can't stop you building the fence on your property, but I would advise you take photo's & write things down for future reference if needed. If you feel you can't speak to your neighbours about the fence then maybe just pop a note in their letter box advising them, that way you have done the right thing. With everything that went on with our neighbours we were glad that we had taken photo's & recorded times & dates of things that happened over the years. It's nice to get along with your neighbours but remember if things go sour it is very difficult to live next to them. Good Luck!

Answer 5

I would definitely get the local building department involved. Once you allow a neighbor to encroach on your property, they may have access to that forever. I think it's called a right of way encroachment. You shouldn't let anyone encroach on your property or he should compensate you for the encroachment. I know you want to be civil but this involves your property and from your description, it sounds like he's doing construction without permit approval.. No permit office would let him build without a lot survey to verify property lines.

Answer 6

Either plant tall shrubs or put up a fence. You can tell him, but either way it doesn't matter.

Any tree branch that extends to his property is no longer your tree. He can do as he wishes legally.

I highly recommend that you try to get along as good as you can. Neighbors can make or break your peaceful lifestyle.

Answer 7

you weren't impolite in any respect. She wasn't being powerful, she replaced into attempting to take administration. That wasn't for you; it replaced into approximately her. A cat will consume an entire can of tuna even on an empty abdomen and make itself sick via fact it famous tuna very tasty, quite if it would not usually consume that(as properly it particularly is going to not). this is easy understanding. For her to feed your puppy with out understanding what its meals regimen is replaced into unacceptable. So replaced into scolding you for something stupid like that. and then to easily take it on herself to water your backyard? How did she comprehend it mandatory watering? How does she comprehend she did not overwater it? She purely needs to run each and every thing. If she wanted that may additionally assist you, she might have asked in case you have been ok (and not been scolding you for not having the toddler whilst she theory you have been), and asked in case you mandatory her to do something. If it have been me, she might have heard plenty worse than what you gave her. and that i would not have felt undesirable in any respect.

Answer 8

he has the right to trim trees that over hang on to his property, but tearing the fence down ?
call a lawyer,

Answer 9

Well, he is allowed to cut down branches that hang on to his yard. It is not rude to tell him you are putting up a fence. We put up a fence and didn't consult our neighbour, it is none of his business.

Answer 10

It is not inconsiderate at all if it's your property.