Shared backyard

[whardridge]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Oklahoma
My wife and i just moved into a home with an addition on the back that is used by someone else. We share a backyard and they said that i may only use my side, which is basically concrete and a 5x3 patch of grass. I wanna know if there is a property line and where would i find it. Or if we have to share the whole yard.

 

[Zigner]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Oklahoma
My wife and i just moved into a home with an addition on the back that is used by someone else. We share a backyard and they said that i may only use my side, which is basically concrete and a 5x3 patch of grass. I wanna know if there is a property line and where would i find it. Or if we have to share the whole yard.

You will want to have a survey of your property done.

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Oklahoma
My wife and i just moved into a home with an addition on the back that is used by someone else. We share a backyard and they said that i may only use my side, which is basically concrete and a 5x3 patch of grass. I wanna know if there is a property line and where would i find it. Or if we have to share the whole yard.

Are you talking about a rental situation where you and your wife have one side of a double? Or is this some other setup? Its possible that there is no property line and that you share the entire backyard. It may be something different than that.

 

[Zigner]

Are you talking about a rental situation where you and your wife have one side of a double? Or is this some other setup? Its possible that there is no property line and that you share the entire backyard. It may be something different than that.

Good question - I hadn't thought of a rental situation. I assumed that the OP was a new property owner.

 

[FarmerJ]

if you are a renter and your lease is silent as to excluded areas or reserved areas then any common area use cannot be reasonably excluded from your use and if its just another tenant then they really do not have any say in this if your lease didn't address this.