Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Texas

A homeowner in our private residential community moved her property/survey marker into the right-of-way (Texas) and constructed a fence over the property line. What can they be charged with criminally?


Asked on 9/09/12, 9:07 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

Encroachment on an easement is called purpresture. This is a civil matter, not a criminal matter.

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Answered on 9/09/12, 3:43 pm


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