Op's comment that she "gave" her survey to her fence installers shows she doesn't understand surveys. It sounds like she handed them a copy of her plat and if they measured from that it would not be surprising if her fence was not on her property.

If she had a survey done, the fence installers would use the markers in the yard to install the fence.

Also I was able to get a survey done last year for less than $500. Op has much more land but she can find a surveyor to just do one side or part of one side.

Anonymous wrote:OP, verify that the fence is on your property and then take him to small claims court. Likely he just said that because he doesn’t want to pay. You already had a survey done pre-fence and provided it to the installers. Verify and sue him. He is being nasty for no reason, he could have provided the landscaper info and did not. His statement regarding ownership indicates to me that he has no argument that the fence wasn’t broken by his contractors, only that he doesn’t have to fix it because they broke his fence. Verify and then settle this in court.

There is a lot of misunderstanding about surveys here. Someone said surveys done when you buy a house aren't real surveys - that's incorrect. A survey isn't a piece of paper. People are most likely confusing a survey with the the plat they were given when they bought a home. The plat shows measurements and dimensions of a property but is not a valid document to determine property lines. Most plats even state that on the document.

The surveyors left markers at least at the corners and there should be metal pins that can be found with a metal detector. One can also pay to have additional pins put in along their property line. Op's neighbor could show her the pins from his survey. Op should get a new survey of that side of her property and have additional pins put in. She will not prevail in any legal situation without better proof that the property is hers.

The landscaper didn't 'break' the fence post - it was rotted and may have already been broken and just not fallen over. OP never said how old the fence was. If it was old and rotted, no one owes OP a brand new fence, not even the landscaper. OP is the neighbor from hell.

Good fences make good neighbors.

$400 is very reasonable for a fence repair as described in this thread.

OP: Let it go as the $400 repair will enhance your property value and enable you to keep a respectable divide with your neighbor.

Anonymous wrote:Small claims court

Absolutely this.
That is the purpose of these types of courts > for those that are suing for smaller amounts of money.

Usually under $5,000 I think. ⚖️

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Anonymous wrote:Send the bill to the landscaper but you really should have spoken to them already

she had a fence repaired that is not on her property. that's going to cancel out what the landscaper did or didn't do.

Why are we believing what the neighbor said? Much more likely that the fence is in the correct spot.

Because the OP comes off as completely unhinged.

You're pretty easy to spot within these threads, your writing style gives you away.

There's an unhinged lunatic here, and it ain't OP.

It looks like OP is starting to sock puppet.

Anonymous wrote:$400 is not worth a bad/worse relationship with your neighbor. Always be careful with neighbors.

Absolutely it is. If you give people like that an inch they’ll take a mile. Not worth coddling them.

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Anonymous wrote:Send the bill to the landscaper but you really should have spoken to them already

she had a fence repaired that is not on her property. that's going to cancel out what the landscaper did or didn't do.

Why are we believing what the neighbor said? Much more likely that the fence is in the correct spot.

Because the OP comes off as completely unhinged.

Not the op, and nooe. You do.

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Anonymous wrote:Send the bill to the landscaper but you really should have spoken to them already

she had a fence repaired that is not on her property. that's going to cancel out what the landscaper did or didn't do.

Why are we believing what the neighbor said? Much more likely that the fence is in the correct spot.

Because the OP comes off as completely unhinged.

I think the fence is a metaphor. First he is taking about A-holes then the guy “broke his fence”

It is pretty clear he hooked up for a quickie on Grinder with neighbor.

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Anonymous wrote:Send the bill to the landscaper but you really should have spoken to them already

she had a fence repaired that is not on her property. that's going to cancel out what the landscaper did or didn't do.

Why are we believing what the neighbor said? Much more likely that the fence is in the correct spot.

The bigger question is why are YOU believing OP? She resorted to calling him names, diagnosing him with autism, and admitted she didn't bother to ask for proof which tells me she knows she's in the wrong. She's just pissed that she burned $400 for a fence that isn't even hers!

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Anonymous wrote:Send the bill to the landscaper but you really should have spoken to them already

she had a fence repaired that is not on her property. that's going to cancel out what the landscaper did or didn't do.

Why are we believing what the neighbor said? Much more likely that the fence is in the correct spot.

Anonymous wrote:Send the bill to the landscaper but you really should have spoken to them already

she had a fence repaired that is not on her property. that's going to cancel out what the landscaper did or didn't do.