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Dear Ms. Lank,
My neighbor put up a fence ten feet on my property. He pulled up my property line marker. I mentioned it to him and he denied it. So I hired a surveyor to do my property boundary at a cost of $1,400. He pulled up the marker again. I had it resurveyed again. I also had a lawyer write a letter (no answer.)
Can I get my $1,400 back? What else can I do? – L. A. C.
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If you’re concerned about staying at peace with your neighbor, start by consulting mediation services. You can find them in the yellow pages, or your attorney can suggest names.
But if it’s war you’re after: If that’s really your land, you own that fence and you have the right to remove it. Don’t do anything like that, of course, without consulting your lawyer first. Ask also for advice about representing yourself in small claims court. You might not be awarded the $1,400, but you’d have the satisfaction of telling a judge what happened. |
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Edith
Originally published on March 25, 2007 |
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