Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New York

So last year our neighbor put a swingset up on our property(about 3-ft feet over the line)and about 8 ft from our house. Having only lived here for a year, we questioned the property line. We brought out the deed and measured and a town supervisor came over to measure because it got so nasty. This year we got the property surveyed with 3 stakes even though it was just surveyed 3 years ago to prove to our neighbors they are way over the property line. We are hoping to put up some arborvites or a fence. We came home tonight and they mowed about 5 feet beyond the stakes. What legal rights do we have?


Asked on 5/18/11, 4:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Markowitz Michael A. Markowitz, PC

Obviously you have a legal right to your own property. It may be cheaper and easier for you to erect a fence then to commence legal action for tresspass. Just make sure the fence is on your property pursuant to the survey.

Mike.

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Answered on 5/19/11, 5:37 am


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