Where can i find out about my neighbour's boundary rights?

Question

i am having problems with my neighbours over where our land starts and ends. i have shown them my boundary outline from the land registry but i want to see what they have on paper. Can i do this myself?

Answer 1

hire a surveyor to mark off the boundary lines

then there is no question

Answer 2

There should be a zoning office in the county you live in. Go there.

Answer 3

You can go to the court house and get copies of their documents.  It is public information.  It may cost you a dollar or two, but not much, depending on how many pages there are.  It shows all the boundaries on the documents.

Answer 4

there may already be pipes in the ground at the corners of the lot...if you can get the info from the courthouse and a metal detector ...ytou may be able to find the boundaries yourself...

Answer 5

You may have to get a solicitor involved if it's causing any major or legal problems.

With a copy if my deeds, I have a diagram which shows the outline of my land, if you could show your neighbour yours maybe it is proof enough? If not, you get them to show you proof they have as you have proof right there.

Answer 6

BELLE is right, you have the registry, so you need to hire a surveyor to actually physically survey and mark the boundaries. With both of these in hand you are covered legally and your neighbor won't be able to contest. My lawyer friend helped me out with a similar situation recently and had to get another friend to do the field work for me.

Answer 7

You can go to your county courthouse and get the deed registrar to show you or you could just hire a surveyor to come out and he will do all the legwork on the paperwork and mark the boundaries so you and your neighbor will have proof of the property lines.

Answer 8

Some general answers since you did not even say what COUNTRY you are in let alone where.

1)  Public Documents:  His deed is recorded somewhere.  (County offices, County Surveyor, etc..).  You can get a copy of it there.

2)  Previous Surveys:  Often, a survey is required to construct a house or an improvement.  These become public documents when the application is approved by the local government.. go there and ask.

3)  Assessment Rolls:  sometimes the tax collector has an excellent set of survey records for propertyies (sometimes not.. so do not take this as a guarantee since his job is to collect taxes, and a sqare foot or two is not worth correcting the records)

4)  Surveys by others:  Walk around the area and look for survey marks left by previous surveyors.  In the US, surveyors have unique license numbers which are generally left on those points.  You can find out the surveyor from the number and then call him to inquire.  He may or may not choose to share the information with you since it is, essentially, private property.

5)  Surveys by the Government:  Cities, counties, townshipts, etc.. all perform surveys for one reason or another.  Inquire if one was done in your area.

6)  Original subdivision maps... (again a filed public document),  Get the name of your subdivision or whatever from YOUR deed and then order a copy of that map.  It might have your neighbors property on it.

ok.. that should get you started.... whereever you are.

If all else fails, you can hire a surveyor to map out YOUR land .. expensive, but then you will know for sure.

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