Grandpa2390
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Louisiana
My neighbors built a fence; it's partly on my property, and it looks bad, but I don't have the resources to hire an attorney and fight it and make them tear it down. Besides, I really don't want be an evil neighbor over a few inches. After a bit of research, I figure the best thing to do would be to send a certified letter granting permission for the fence to remain, that I recognize it is on my property and I give permission. However, I want this to be revocable. A few years down the road, if I decide I wish to sell my house, and I need to tear the fence down to make my house look more appealing (it is an ugly fence) as well move it off the property line, I want to be able to do that.
So I understand, generally speaking, what needs to be in the letter and what it's supposed to say. But I'm not actually sure what to write. I'm not entirely positive who owns the property, so this is what I'm thinking.
Dear owner of (Address of neighbor's house). I, (my name), hereby acknowledge that the fence in the backyard and the fence to be built in the front yard encroach on my property in various places. I grant permission (revocable at any time by myself) to allow the back fence to remain where it is, and the front yard fence to be built with a slight encroachment.
-your neighbor, (my name)
Is that correct? Should I change or add anything? I'm not worried about the fence except that in 10 years they may decide to adverse possess the 4 inches the fence sits on in places, or that I may have trouble selling the house and need to replace the fence with one built intelligently.
My neighbors built a fence; it's partly on my property, and it looks bad, but I don't have the resources to hire an attorney and fight it and make them tear it down. Besides, I really don't want be an evil neighbor over a few inches. After a bit of research, I figure the best thing to do would be to send a certified letter granting permission for the fence to remain, that I recognize it is on my property and I give permission. However, I want this to be revocable. A few years down the road, if I decide I wish to sell my house, and I need to tear the fence down to make my house look more appealing (it is an ugly fence) as well move it off the property line, I want to be able to do that.
So I understand, generally speaking, what needs to be in the letter and what it's supposed to say. But I'm not actually sure what to write. I'm not entirely positive who owns the property, so this is what I'm thinking.
Dear owner of (Address of neighbor's house). I, (my name), hereby acknowledge that the fence in the backyard and the fence to be built in the front yard encroach on my property in various places. I grant permission (revocable at any time by myself) to allow the back fence to remain where it is, and the front yard fence to be built with a slight encroachment.
-your neighbor, (my name)
Is that correct? Should I change or add anything? I'm not worried about the fence except that in 10 years they may decide to adverse possess the 4 inches the fence sits on in places, or that I may have trouble selling the house and need to replace the fence with one built intelligently.