movingncanada
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Maryland
My mother inherited her mother's property. The family sold my great-grandmother's adjacent property to a woman, who wants to change its boundaries, I guess to make it appear that she has more property, 4 years ago.
The neighbor commented that the surveyor told her that they would move the boundaries of the property for her for $400. She wants the half acre between the two properties, that cannot be developed, to have the back end moved from behind her property to behind my mother's. The property behind my mother's is someone else's altogether.
The neighbor produced a new survey showing her property fuller, and the half acre boundary moved. I told my mother to be very careful because it appeared that the woman was trying to use adverse possession to gain ownership of more property. I told her to get the boundaries settles, NOW! The neighbor and her boyfriend are constantly out mowing the lawn at least 3 to 4 times a week, even over the property line onto my mother's property, for all to see. They stand out and play ball with kids, or just walk around. They have forced my mother to remove plantings, due to new survey.
I am angered because my mother is submissive, a push-over. Her elderly uncle, who is in his mid 90's is the executor to his mother's estate. Problem is his son, a disbarred attorney, is the one making all of the decisions. Our elderly aunt lost her home due to fraud by this cousin. That is why he was disbarred. The neighbors claim they have never met my mother's uncle, and have only interacted with her cousin.
This woman did not have all the money to purchase the property, but he made his father wait until she came up with it, as well as her daughter and son-in-law who "purchased" property across the road. My mother's cousin made a comment to her that she would lose some frontage to her property that she would not like. He took four months to produce the survey I pressured my mother to demand. He gave her a piece of paper with a written survey. He took 2 additional months to produce a drawn one. He mentioned something about the neighbor trying to use adverse possession. He let slip that his cousin works in the survey office. He will not release any information about the original boundaries. He said something about the purchase having to be that way and have land she did not own in her name so that she would be able to obtain an address. I did not understand as the address she is using is the same one my great-grandmother used for over 70 years. Long ago, my grandmother told me that her mother's property was divided up into parcels, to give to the children.
I want to help my mother find the correct boundary. It may be 2 and a half acres and not a half acre. My mother's cousin is now putting pressure on her to accept the new survey, so that the family can "reclaim the half acre."
I don't know what to do. Who she should hire? This is a very small rural town. Although disbarred as an attorney, the courts allow my mother's cousin to work there as an advisor or something. He is also a member of several local organizations. This is angering me beyond belief. What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
My mother inherited her mother's property. The family sold my great-grandmother's adjacent property to a woman, who wants to change its boundaries, I guess to make it appear that she has more property, 4 years ago.
The neighbor commented that the surveyor told her that they would move the boundaries of the property for her for $400. She wants the half acre between the two properties, that cannot be developed, to have the back end moved from behind her property to behind my mother's. The property behind my mother's is someone else's altogether.
The neighbor produced a new survey showing her property fuller, and the half acre boundary moved. I told my mother to be very careful because it appeared that the woman was trying to use adverse possession to gain ownership of more property. I told her to get the boundaries settles, NOW! The neighbor and her boyfriend are constantly out mowing the lawn at least 3 to 4 times a week, even over the property line onto my mother's property, for all to see. They stand out and play ball with kids, or just walk around. They have forced my mother to remove plantings, due to new survey.
I am angered because my mother is submissive, a push-over. Her elderly uncle, who is in his mid 90's is the executor to his mother's estate. Problem is his son, a disbarred attorney, is the one making all of the decisions. Our elderly aunt lost her home due to fraud by this cousin. That is why he was disbarred. The neighbors claim they have never met my mother's uncle, and have only interacted with her cousin.
This woman did not have all the money to purchase the property, but he made his father wait until she came up with it, as well as her daughter and son-in-law who "purchased" property across the road. My mother's cousin made a comment to her that she would lose some frontage to her property that she would not like. He took four months to produce the survey I pressured my mother to demand. He gave her a piece of paper with a written survey. He took 2 additional months to produce a drawn one. He mentioned something about the neighbor trying to use adverse possession. He let slip that his cousin works in the survey office. He will not release any information about the original boundaries. He said something about the purchase having to be that way and have land she did not own in her name so that she would be able to obtain an address. I did not understand as the address she is using is the same one my great-grandmother used for over 70 years. Long ago, my grandmother told me that her mother's property was divided up into parcels, to give to the children.
I want to help my mother find the correct boundary. It may be 2 and a half acres and not a half acre. My mother's cousin is now putting pressure on her to accept the new survey, so that the family can "reclaim the half acre."
I don't know what to do. Who she should hire? This is a very small rural town. Although disbarred as an attorney, the courts allow my mother's cousin to work there as an advisor or something. He is also a member of several local organizations. This is angering me beyond belief. What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?