What is the name of your state? New York, Westchester County
My wife and I replaced an already existing fence in our backyard that sits on the property line dividing our yard from our neighbors. Because the new fence was erected in the same exact place where the old one sat, we did not require a permit. We will have lived in our house 3 years this July and our neighbor has been there 7 - 8 yrs. It is my understanding that original fence was erected prior to our neighbor taking ownership of her home. Because we replaced the fence w/out consulting her, our neighbor had a survey done. There is a marker 5 - 6 ft into her front lawn, and another along the edge of property line half way to the backyard. We do not see another marking the property edge at the rear and fear that it may be on our side of the fence. If this is the case, after all this time, can our neighbor have us move the fence or is there a statute of limitations regarding the use of the property, "sqatters rights" for lack of a better term? Is a copy of the permit for the original fence available to the public? Any insight / advice is greatly appreciated.
My wife and I replaced an already existing fence in our backyard that sits on the property line dividing our yard from our neighbors. Because the new fence was erected in the same exact place where the old one sat, we did not require a permit. We will have lived in our house 3 years this July and our neighbor has been there 7 - 8 yrs. It is my understanding that original fence was erected prior to our neighbor taking ownership of her home. Because we replaced the fence w/out consulting her, our neighbor had a survey done. There is a marker 5 - 6 ft into her front lawn, and another along the edge of property line half way to the backyard. We do not see another marking the property edge at the rear and fear that it may be on our side of the fence. If this is the case, after all this time, can our neighbor have us move the fence or is there a statute of limitations regarding the use of the property, "sqatters rights" for lack of a better term? Is a copy of the permit for the original fence available to the public? Any insight / advice is greatly appreciated.