DayDreamerCT
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Connecticut
I'm fairly certain I have the most inconsiderate neighbors anyone has ever seen.
Over the past weekend, these neighbors decided to do some home improvement. They started by digging up and removing about 20 feet worth of trees and fence that lined between our properties (on the left-hand side of our house.) Then proceeded to build a 10x10 storage shed against where the trees and fence once stood and put up 2 Lengths of different Fencing, one on each side of the building. Now, when I look out the side windows from either the computer room or the master bedroom -- I no longer see the trees, but the back of an ugly shed and 2 pieces of fence.
The way our properties are aligned, we all have roughly 3/4 of an acre, and the homes are built toward the left sides of the property, this places the homes about 5 feet from the left side border, and allows a very large right side yard and a nice back yard.
By looking at the property line that has been there and seeing the modifications, I see that my neighbor has decided to take about a foot more of property than they had before this project.
I don't want to cause problems or have issues with them, in that we have to live next door to them and while we're not "friends", nor do we dislike eachother... we're simply civil to one another... just neighbors... I feel taken advantage of, in that they said nothing whatsover and then made changes that directly effect our property as well.
From the looks of things, I seem to be the proud owner of about a foot of loose stones (which surround the bottom of the shed) as well as about 1 foot of the rear of the shed-building itself, and two 6 ft length pieces of fence-- I really don't know what to do.
I have heard rumors from friends who told me, if I don't say anything and I just let it "slide" that I am giving up my property and that they get to keep it if I let time pass.
Is that true? Because while I don't really want to cause any issues between us, I don't want to just give away a two foot length along the left side of my yard.
Thanks in advance for any comments and/or feedback, I appreciate it.
---DayDreamer
I'm fairly certain I have the most inconsiderate neighbors anyone has ever seen.
Over the past weekend, these neighbors decided to do some home improvement. They started by digging up and removing about 20 feet worth of trees and fence that lined between our properties (on the left-hand side of our house.) Then proceeded to build a 10x10 storage shed against where the trees and fence once stood and put up 2 Lengths of different Fencing, one on each side of the building. Now, when I look out the side windows from either the computer room or the master bedroom -- I no longer see the trees, but the back of an ugly shed and 2 pieces of fence.
The way our properties are aligned, we all have roughly 3/4 of an acre, and the homes are built toward the left sides of the property, this places the homes about 5 feet from the left side border, and allows a very large right side yard and a nice back yard.
By looking at the property line that has been there and seeing the modifications, I see that my neighbor has decided to take about a foot more of property than they had before this project.
I don't want to cause problems or have issues with them, in that we have to live next door to them and while we're not "friends", nor do we dislike eachother... we're simply civil to one another... just neighbors... I feel taken advantage of, in that they said nothing whatsover and then made changes that directly effect our property as well.
From the looks of things, I seem to be the proud owner of about a foot of loose stones (which surround the bottom of the shed) as well as about 1 foot of the rear of the shed-building itself, and two 6 ft length pieces of fence-- I really don't know what to do.
I have heard rumors from friends who told me, if I don't say anything and I just let it "slide" that I am giving up my property and that they get to keep it if I let time pass.
Is that true? Because while I don't really want to cause any issues between us, I don't want to just give away a two foot length along the left side of my yard.
Thanks in advance for any comments and/or feedback, I appreciate it.
---DayDreamer
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