Sharing a pond

[Amarc531]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Jersey

 

[Amarc531]

Sharing the pond

2 people share the private pond. My neighbor and I. We have an easement agreement and the pond is a natural body of water. He said he doesn't want me fishing from his dock to his beach out of respect for his area. That's fine with me, but today I was fishing on my boat no in "his area" when he decided to yell at me for fishing too close to his dock. I don't want to be harassed on my pond what do I do?

 

[quincy]

2 people share the private pond. My neighbor and I. We have an easement agreement and the pond is a natural body of water. He said he doesn't want me fishing from his dock to his beach out of respect for his area. That's fine with me, but today I was fishing on my boat no in "his area" when he decided to yell at me for fishing too close to his dock. I don't want to be harassed on my pond what do I do?

What do you do? Stop fishing too close to his dock, maybe?

 

[Amarc531]

All I do is fish. And sorry I didn't clarify, it's an island floating dock out towards the middle. Not a dock attached to his shore. I was basically fishing the middle.

 

[justalayman]

On whose property does the pond lie?

What is the easement for and what rights does it grant?

 

[quincy]

All I do is fish. And sorry I didn't clarify, it's an island floating dock out towards the middle. Not a dock attached to his shore. I was basically fishing the middle.

Have you asked your neighbor to move his floating dock closer to his shoreline?

Another idea: When my kids are fighting, I use duct tape. I stick a line of duct tape from one side of a room to the other and tell them they are not allowed to cross the line into the other's territory. Although admittedly duct tape would not work well on a pond, could you come to an agreement with your neighbor on who gets what half of the pond for their own personal use, essentially drawing a line down the middle of the pond?

Answering justalayman's questions, by the way, might help you get something closer to a legal answer.

 

[justalayman]

And include the state as well.

 

[quincy]

And include the state as well.

New Jersey. First post.

 

[justalayman]

New Jersey. First post.

Ya, I see that now. When I scrolled up real quick i missed he had an eaten post and just saw the second one thinking it was the first