deckfeather
Junior Member
Minnesota
Bought a house on 10 acres this past summer. Old farmstead.
There is a small lake (non recreational, no roads to it) on east end of property. According to the abstract map (we have a copy of it, old school hand drawn) we own 100' of said lake.
The neighbor who owns the REST of the land around the lake had his land logged a few years ago. Surveyor stopped by here and informed the previous owner of his intentions on surveying before the logging starts.
The surveyor stopped by and left a note to PO stating that she does indeed own the 100 feet of shoreline.
Later that day (after stopping by other land owners house) surveyor returned here and told PO "I made a mistake. You do not own any shoreline."
Neighbor went to Abstract office and took full command of the 100', so he owns complete around the lake. PO was low on money at the time, and rolled over to save money on property tax.
Smells pretty fishy to me. We would like to have access to the lake for canoeing, swimming, etc. Maybe a small cabin down there in the future.
Since this 100' is in the original property map and title, should this be an easy correction? This house is a hundred years old.
So much money has been spent on the lake shore being a part of the property for so many years.
I'd rather not spend a couple grand on a surveyor.
Thank you in advance for any help.
Bought a house on 10 acres this past summer. Old farmstead.
There is a small lake (non recreational, no roads to it) on east end of property. According to the abstract map (we have a copy of it, old school hand drawn) we own 100' of said lake.
The neighbor who owns the REST of the land around the lake had his land logged a few years ago. Surveyor stopped by here and informed the previous owner of his intentions on surveying before the logging starts.
The surveyor stopped by and left a note to PO stating that she does indeed own the 100 feet of shoreline.
Later that day (after stopping by other land owners house) surveyor returned here and told PO "I made a mistake. You do not own any shoreline."
Neighbor went to Abstract office and took full command of the 100', so he owns complete around the lake. PO was low on money at the time, and rolled over to save money on property tax.
Smells pretty fishy to me. We would like to have access to the lake for canoeing, swimming, etc. Maybe a small cabin down there in the future.
Since this 100' is in the original property map and title, should this be an easy correction? This house is a hundred years old.
So much money has been spent on the lake shore being a part of the property for so many years.
I'd rather not spend a couple grand on a surveyor.
Thank you in advance for any help.