What is the name of your state? Massachusetts
My husband and I put a fence up on our property which encloses our back yard two years after we purchased our house (we have been in it for 4 years now). My husband went to both neighbors on either side to discuss the boundary. One neighbor was fine and we agreed on a boundary. The other was not happy with the idea of a fence and refused to discuss the issue further. Using the plot plan we were provided with when we purchased the house as well as documents from the permit the previous owners used to build an addition, we erected the fence.
After the fence was built, the unhappy neighbor spoke to my husband and told him she did not like the location of the fence. My husband said that if she surveys the land and we are in error, that we would move the fence. Our neighbor said that she didn't know what she wanted to do and never mentioned the fence or property line again.
It is now a year and a half later and we are selling the house. This neighbor came to an open house to tell our real estate agent that we put the fence on her property. Our agent responded by saying, as we did the previous year, that she can do a survey and we would of course move the fence if it is on her property. This neighbor has yet to contact us personally on this matter and has yet to survey the property.
My concern is the effect this will have on the sale of our house. My husband and I have never fought moving the fence at all- if she wants it moved we will. I actually suspect that the neighbor doesn't want it moved but wants it removed and is trying to intimidate us. Who has more rights regarding this? Can she do anything if she hasn't surveyed the property? She has never come to us with any documentation regarding the property line at all. Can she force us to tear down the fence? Thank you for any help.What is the name of your state?
My husband and I put a fence up on our property which encloses our back yard two years after we purchased our house (we have been in it for 4 years now). My husband went to both neighbors on either side to discuss the boundary. One neighbor was fine and we agreed on a boundary. The other was not happy with the idea of a fence and refused to discuss the issue further. Using the plot plan we were provided with when we purchased the house as well as documents from the permit the previous owners used to build an addition, we erected the fence.
After the fence was built, the unhappy neighbor spoke to my husband and told him she did not like the location of the fence. My husband said that if she surveys the land and we are in error, that we would move the fence. Our neighbor said that she didn't know what she wanted to do and never mentioned the fence or property line again.
It is now a year and a half later and we are selling the house. This neighbor came to an open house to tell our real estate agent that we put the fence on her property. Our agent responded by saying, as we did the previous year, that she can do a survey and we would of course move the fence if it is on her property. This neighbor has yet to contact us personally on this matter and has yet to survey the property.
My concern is the effect this will have on the sale of our house. My husband and I have never fought moving the fence at all- if she wants it moved we will. I actually suspect that the neighbor doesn't want it moved but wants it removed and is trying to intimidate us. Who has more rights regarding this? Can she do anything if she hasn't surveyed the property? She has never come to us with any documentation regarding the property line at all. Can she force us to tear down the fence? Thank you for any help.What is the name of your state?