Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors?
August 25th, 2007 by deborah338The adage, ‘Good Fences Make Good Neighbors’ is true for the most part … unless your fence is on someone else’s land.
Perhaps like me, you know someone who spent thousands of dollars installing a nice, concrete block fence only to have the neighbor threaten to sue because the fence is encroaching a foot or so onto his land. Moving a fence can be an expensive process. If your neighbor is really agitated, he might rent a bulldozer and knock your expensive fencing project down. If you have constructed your fence in the wrong place, you might find yourself in a world of financial and emotional grief. Even if your current neighbors are wonderful, someone not so charitable may move in next door and start complaining about the location of your fence.
It is a good idea to make sure that you know where your property boundaries are located before you construct a fence — or before you buy property, for that matter. You need to read your real estate survey and compare it with your property description to understand where your property boundaries are located.
Learn more about how to read your survey to determine property boundaries …