Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Connecticut
property damage
A neighboring business contracts work from a local landscaper/caretaker who is insistent on destroying my property when he does work for the facility. In response to a letter to stop trespassing and damaging my property, addressed to the facility, the caretaker has provided a tax assessor's map which states that it's not intended as a survey. The caretaker hasd threatened to sue me for harrassment , if I persist in complaining about this. The owner of that property never responds. Question is, by does the caretaker have any authority in this matter? I thought, owners or their attorneys discuss these matters.
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Re: property damage
First thing, get a survey done. The surveyor will use the information from the deed to determine the boundaries of the property. I would have the surveyor stake the property. This is the only way to definitively determine the boundaries of the property.
As far as the caretaker having authority, that depends solely upon the owner of the property. The owner may have given the caretaker a power of attorney to take care of all matters pertaining to the land. However, if it were me, because I don't know what authority the caretaker has, I would continue to direct all correspondence to the owners of the building and property.
FYI --- I have seen some municipalities state on their tax assessor's maps that they do not guarantee the accuracy of the maps.
Good luck.
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