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Adjacent parkland purchased by builder -- boundary dispute

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den curley

Junior Member
What is the name of your state?
Wisconsin

Parkland adjacent to our home was recently purchased from Milwaukee County. The new owner is building a house there. He claims a registered survey he had done indicates that his propery line extends right up to our house. Our house was built in 1924; we purchased it in 1994 and for at least 30 years the fence line has been fifteen feet from the house. We have several questions: Do we have any "squatter's rights" here? Can the survey be proven wrong? If so, how? If the survey cannot be contested can he build the fence he wants to build literally an inch from our house?
 


seniorjudge

Senior Member
den curley said:
What is the name of your state?
Wisconsin

Parkland adjacent to our home was recently purchased from Milwaukee County. The new owner is building a house there. He claims a registered survey he had done indicates that his propery line extends right up to our house. Our house was built in 1924; we purchased it in 1994 and for at least 30 years the fence line has been fifteen feet from the house. We have several questions: Do we have any "squatter's rights" here? Can the survey be proven wrong? If so, how? If the survey cannot be contested can he build the fence he wants to build literally an inch from our house?
https://forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?t=318062

Before we can answer any questions, we must know what your survey (the one you had made in 1994) shows.
 

divgradcurl

Senior Member
Get your own survey done, and consult a local real estate attorney. Since this would impact you greatly, you don't just want to take the other guy's word for it.

If by "squatter's rights" you mean adverse possession, then whether or not you have a claim will depend on who owned the property. If the property was owned by the county, as your post suggests, then no -- you cannot adversely possess land owned by the government, federal, state or local. If the land was not owned by the county, then you'll want to consult with a local real estate attorney.
 

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