Looking for some help. I just got a call from my Realtor about a couple acres I was looking to purchase. I don't have my hands on the survey map but was told one of the neighbors fences extends 15ft on to the property that is being sold.

Is this something that will lead to a costly hard fought battle if I decide to purchase the property? The price is very well under market due to the individual selling it inheriting it and they live out of town.

I guess I'm just looking for someone who may have dealt with this, and wonder if it is worth the headache and pissing my future neighbor off....

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Posted by tigeraddict

Baton Rouge

Member since Mar 2007

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Posted on 1/21/13 at 1:24 pm to StinkBait72

How long has tghe fence been there? any way of actually knowing?

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Posted by foshizzle

Washington DC metro

Member since Mar 2008

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Posted on 1/21/13 at 6:16 pm to StinkBait72

Clearely, you should get a bulldozer and destroy the fence. Then pound on his front door and loudly demand to "get to the bottom of this".

Seriously though, it all depends on how interested said neighbor is in keeping the fenceline and how interested you are in moving it back.

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Posted by dewster

Chicago

Member since Aug 2006

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Posted on 1/22/13 at 2:26 pm to StinkBait72

Have the current seller deal with it.

Let them piss off the neighbor they'll never see again.

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Posted by tigeraddict

Baton Rouge

Member since Mar 2007

11825 posts

Posted on 1/22/13 at 2:45 pm to StinkBait72

Another issue to contend with is the neighboring property with the encroaching fence a relative of the person selling the property?

This could open up a whole can of worms. The boundary may have been stipulated to the fence line in a the succession. They may have paper work stating they actually own that piece of land....

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