Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Iowa

In iowa what determines the bounderies. the abstract or a fence thats been there for 30 years plus?


Asked on 3/19/10, 4:44 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Thomas Moens Moens Law Offices, Chartered

Neither. You will need to hire a surveyor to locate monuments, which may be some distance from the subject property, and from those monuments, the surveyor can locate the boundaries. If there is a fence which is encroaching, there may be some dispute regarding ownership due to adverse possession, easements, licenses, prescriptive easements, etc.

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Answered on 3/25/10, 6:33 am


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