Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Missouri

Re: Fence and Land Dispute

You can either move the fence to the boundary line, or let it set another seven years, and the land will for most purposes be yours. To do the second option, you must always treat the land as land you intend to someday own. Take care of it, trim around the fence, perhaps put "no trespassing" or "no hunting" sign on the outside of the fence facing toward your neighbor. This could later be used as evidence of "adverse possession" should the neighbor sue to push you off that portion of land. The simpler third option is to buy that piece of land from your neighbor.

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