Adverse Posession

arkansas. our property line is very strange and the neighbor’s house is situated on their lot so that what is actually our property, sits directly in front of the neighbors house and looks like it belongs to them. there is no dispute as to the actual property line. our neighbors landscaping is such that if we do not landscape our property that lies in front of their house the same as their existing landscaping, it will look funny and may adversely affect the value of their property (in my opinion.) the issue is: we don’t want to go to the expense of sod, sprinkler system, and maintenance, for an improvement that will really not benefit us (other than good relations with the neighbor.) we plan to naturalize our property because the lot is wooded. we do not plan to have grass at all, but will plant hosta, fern, etc. we have suggested to our neighbor that they consider purchasing the part of our property that lies in front of their house for fair market value (or less) it’s not an issue of $. my neighbor prefers to keep it simple and have his landscaper lay sod, etc. and he’ll be happy to assume the cost of the sod and maintenance. i believe this course will make us vulnerable to a title issue down the road due to adverse possession. your opinion?

[HomeGuru]

Just do a simple letter agreement that neighbor will do x, y and z and agrees that that portion of the land belongs to you and waives any and all adverse possession claims.