What is the name of your state? TX
Building a pool and getting a new fence, these houses are 4 years old. Pool contractor said according to our survey our fence was at least 12 inches off the property line. So I measured off the pin and marked the spot for the fence to start between the sides of our houses. Well, the neighbor saw that the fence was not being placed where it was before and he came out all upset. The fence is not shared it is just between his house and mine as his fence is on his house's otherside. I showed him my survey and we measured, it was within the boundry of the property line. He was not happy but told us to go ahead, if it was wrong he said "we would either move the fence or we would buy the land:" . So the fence people people dug the post and put up the retaining wall. It seems the wall is not straight and toward the back end is 2.5 inches across the property line. He kept insisting it was more like 8 inches. I had to pay for a surveyor to come and remark the pins and the surveyor says it show we are the 2.5 inches off. The surveyor, pool, and fence people all think this guy is nuts by demanding we move the fence for the 2.5 inches. Do we have any right to refuse? The neighbor states that he had land where someone encroached on his property and he had trouble selling the land. The surveyor said, yes, but this is residential lots and there is going to be some variance. Well just how much? Any help here.
Building a pool and getting a new fence, these houses are 4 years old. Pool contractor said according to our survey our fence was at least 12 inches off the property line. So I measured off the pin and marked the spot for the fence to start between the sides of our houses. Well, the neighbor saw that the fence was not being placed where it was before and he came out all upset. The fence is not shared it is just between his house and mine as his fence is on his house's otherside. I showed him my survey and we measured, it was within the boundry of the property line. He was not happy but told us to go ahead, if it was wrong he said "we would either move the fence or we would buy the land:" . So the fence people people dug the post and put up the retaining wall. It seems the wall is not straight and toward the back end is 2.5 inches across the property line. He kept insisting it was more like 8 inches. I had to pay for a surveyor to come and remark the pins and the surveyor says it show we are the 2.5 inches off. The surveyor, pool, and fence people all think this guy is nuts by demanding we move the fence for the 2.5 inches. Do we have any right to refuse? The neighbor states that he had land where someone encroached on his property and he had trouble selling the land. The surveyor said, yes, but this is residential lots and there is going to be some variance. Well just how much? Any help here.