Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania
property lines
My property has a small notch cut out of it. My neigbor who actually owns that notch put up a tree line 10 years ago separating that piece of her property from the rest of her property. It actually looks as though the patch of land should be part of my property and for the last 10 years I have taken care of it as though it were part of my back yard, which it adjoins. Do I have any claims to this property?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: property lines
You have 11 more years to go.
Two elements are prerequisites: 1) each party must have claimed and occupied the land on his side of the line as his own; and 2) such occupation must have continued for the statutory period of twenty-one years. See Jedlicka v. Clemmer, 450 Pa. Super. 647, 654, 677 A.2d 1232, 1235 (1996); Plott, 377 Pa. Super. at 594, 547 A.2d at 1221. As recognized by the Superior Court and the common pleas court, the doctrine functions as a rule of repose to quiet title and discourage vexatious litigation. See id. at 592, 547 A.2d at 1220.
Zeglin v. Gahagen, 571 Pa. 321 (Pa. 2002)
Related Questions & Answers
Looking for something else?
10,200 active attorneys ready to answer your legal questions today.
Featured Attorneys
Earn additional revenue and grow your business.
