My Driveway.

[luisa]

What is the name of your state? tx
I have lived at my home for over 20 years and the neighbor next door had his property measured. 13inches of what I call my driveway is on his property line and he wants me to stop parking there, claiming I am distroying his property and that he wants me to find somewhere else to park. When h e bought that house 3 years ago, he knew that was my driveway. Do I have to move my van?

 

[danno6925]

He needs to prove it!

Wow, your van is only 13 inches wide? Must be one of those european vans I've heard so much about

Short answer: If you can reasonably park outside of the lines he's claiming to be his, do so, but only after he proves it's his.

Longer answer:
Inform your neighbor that you will continue parking on the driveway you have been using for 20 years (or however many years you've been parking there) until such time as he proves it is not your property to park on, and that his claim simply isn't enough. You'll need to see a copy of the survey that he's basing his claims on before you'll give up your claim to the land. You can pretty much tell him to bite rocks until he can produce proof that it's his land.

Even then, you can get a prescriptive (sp?) easement, or even claim adverse posession to the strip. Bottom line, he can't just show up at your door and tell you not to park in your own driveway.

 

[luisa]

Thank You all very much for that advice. It has shed a new light on things.

 

[PghREA]

Just try to park 13" closer to your side of the property.