What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY
My neighbor installed a chain link fence one foot inside his line. I have no fence on my property. All we have between us is grass that we both mow. We are no longer friendly and he has been making the boundaries an issue. He is mowing the one foot but is also cutting an extra foot and a half of my grass because his mower is obviously wider than a foot. In fact it is virtually impossible for him to walk on that one foot of the fence if he walks straight foward. It's questionable even he walks sideways.
Normally, I would not make an issue of this but he has made other encroachments on other parts of my property. I plan to try a speak with him to solve this issue between us.
In the meantime, what access rights does he to that side and is it encroachment and tresspassing even if any part of his body or mower is over the one foot line?
Thank you
My neighbor installed a chain link fence one foot inside his line. I have no fence on my property. All we have between us is grass that we both mow. We are no longer friendly and he has been making the boundaries an issue. He is mowing the one foot but is also cutting an extra foot and a half of my grass because his mower is obviously wider than a foot. In fact it is virtually impossible for him to walk on that one foot of the fence if he walks straight foward. It's questionable even he walks sideways.
Normally, I would not make an issue of this but he has made other encroachments on other parts of my property. I plan to try a speak with him to solve this issue between us.
In the meantime, what access rights does he to that side and is it encroachment and tresspassing even if any part of his body or mower is over the one foot line?
Thank you