Boundary question, encroachment on my land by neighbor.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think you screwed up Op. Why wouldn’t you build your fence ON the property line? In our neighborhood fences can only be built ON the property line (not inside.) Seems like a good policy. You are clearly not using the space on the back side of the fence.

Water flow issues plus a drop off that made it go this way. The function was for basketball. It looks like a "fence" and it ties in with the rest of the fencing, but it is 10 feet tall, with netting at the top, regular fencing up to 5 feet.

I'm so confused. So you are now saying this isn't a fence, but a basketball court?

It is a 5 foot fence, which is stable, but there is a 10 foot deer/sports net with it. The basketball "court" or hoop is some feet away. The net is supposed to prevent the balls from rolling away.

[Anonymous]

Can you plant s bunch of shrubs or trees or similar outside your fence but on your property?

[Anonymous]

There can be no adverse possession if you give permission, even temporarily, because adverse possession need to be continuous.

So, if you don't really care if he is storing fire wood, just send a letter saying, I just wanted to point this out, I am okay with it, I may rescind this approval later, happy holidays. etc.

[Anonymous]

Is this the same thing as an easement?

[Anonymous]

Why does the law say it's ok to steal someone else's property so long as they don't know about it (i.e. don't document commenting to you about it)?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Somewhat related question... I have a cabin in WV. The community has a HOA and there's a horse trail between my property and my neighbor's property (the horse trail is 5' into my property and 5"into his property from the property line). I planted trees on my side of (like 10's into my property from the property line) to get more privacy. Now, my neighbor's been mowing his property and 10' into my property. Can he claim his land one of these days??

Don't know about WV law, but generally adverse possession would require more than that.

The common law prescription was "Open Notorious and Hostile". Most states and counties have codified what is required to take adverse possession.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe he knows it’s inside the line, but figured stuff would look dumb sitting in the middle of the yard. Why do you care? Do you really think it would look better stacked away from the fence? Who mows that side?

This is probably it. Even if there is no grass as OP says. Am I reading this right? OP put a basketball court in the backyard--super annoying-- and is now worried that ten years down the line her neighbor is going to try to claim her property because he's stacking wood?

[Anonymous]

Grow a tree right on the property line and then in a few years, ask him to go halfsies for the bill to cut it down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There can be no adverse possession if you give permission, even temporarily, because adverse possession need to be continuous.

So, if you don't really care if he is storing fire wood, just send a letter saying, I just wanted to point this out, I am okay with it, I may rescind this approval later, happy holidays. etc.

OP here. This seems to be the easiest solution. Also, the wood pile is neat and intricate (he took a lot of time to sort of alternate the wood into a design). I don't care if he has it there, I just want him to understand where his property line stops.