My neighbor sais we have 2 feet from her property?

Question

somebody can help me to know if is true I live in the mountains of the poconos in pa and my propety width is 33feet and 155 long how I can do my own survey by myself because is toooo expensive to bring somebody to do it?

thanks

gajen28

Answer 1

You can go to the city and request a map of the street and the property lines.

Answer 2

Do you think you could convince your neighbour to accept a survey you did?  Would you accept a survey your neighbour did?

Because boundaries between properties can be so controversial, land surveying is practiced by licensed professionals only.

If you calculate the value of the property (per square foot, let us say), you'll find the cost of having property surveyed is not all that high.

If your neighbour is claiming the property, it seems sensible that he/she should bear the cost of surveying.

I'm not sure you do things the way that we do, but in Canada, surveyed property boundaries are shown on the deed to the property.  If you can find the survey stake (looks sort of like a railway spike) in the ground, that will give you a reference point. It may not be necessary to do a survey to find out what you need to know.

Answer 3

do you have the plat from when you bought the house?  it would have the dimensions and show where your house is located on the property.  otherwise you'll have to contact your county, they would have that.

Answer 4

You can look for your property stakes but there're probably long gone.  And even if you find some stakes are they the original stakes in the correct place?  Only a survey can provide the true property lines. If no stakes, then tell your neighbor to prove it with a legimate survey.  She can't take you to court because she "thinks" that you're 2 feet over the property line.  She has to be able to prove it so its up to her to get the survey.

Answer 5

Tell her to get a professional survey and prove to you that the line is in a different place than you think. An amateur survey is not worth doing. It is a job for a licensed professional. Surveys are often contentious and you need someone who is licensed by the state and has the authority to mark the boundaries.

Are there no survey markers still in the ground? (Usually a metal or wooden stake with a piece of pink plastic ribbon on it.)

Answer 6

you can but it will have no legal standing and would be a waste of time. hire a pro or do nothing