Legal Question in Civil Litigation in New York

Re: boundary line dispute

When you buy a piece of real estate, you receive a deed which determines the boundry lines. A surveyor uses the deed description to map the property lines. He then can place a wood or steel rod on the 4 corners of the boundry line (or more if requested or needed). He then certifies your property line. You could always get another surveyor to do the same - but they should match.

There is no law or rue that cites this. It is a matter of what the description of the property is on your deed. A surveyor is best qualified to determine the property line from the deed description.

It is possible that there may be two deeds which have overlappling property lines. I have never seen one in 35 years of practice.

If this does happen, A lawyer would have to search the deeds in the Clerk's Office to see where the mistake is.

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