Conroe, Texas
I have a ditch running across the back of my property that goes thru my neighbors pasture behind me. I would like to reroute the ditch roughly 100 yards. I will do all the work, cover all the cost and it will have NO impact on my neighbor. since it will have to be rerouted on his property as well, he is not interested in changing it. Since it is just pasture land, no culverts, all privately owned, what are my options to reroute the ditch? Am I unable to improve my property if my neighbor will not work with me? I feel that he is just playing hard ball hoping I will back down, but if he has no legal stand, I could reroute the ditch and he would then be responsible for fixing it on his property. Before I threaten to move forward with or without him, I want to make sure he has no legal position that I am unaware of.
Thanks in advance!
I have a ditch running across the back of my property that goes thru my neighbors pasture behind me. I would like to reroute the ditch roughly 100 yards. I will do all the work, cover all the cost and it will have NO impact on my neighbor. since it will have to be rerouted on his property as well, he is not interested in changing it. Since it is just pasture land, no culverts, all privately owned, what are my options to reroute the ditch? Am I unable to improve my property if my neighbor will not work with me? I feel that he is just playing hard ball hoping I will back down, but if he has no legal stand, I could reroute the ditch and he would then be responsible for fixing it on his property. Before I threaten to move forward with or without him, I want to make sure he has no legal position that I am unaware of.
Thanks in advance!