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jcgoldie

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6. You could probably get the village involved depending on your local ordinances

Sun May 26, 2019, 11:03 AM

May 2019

Before I moved back to the farm because I couldn't stand such neighbor issues, I lived in a subdivision. I put up a very nice wooden privacy fence around the backyard, but I screwed up and put the finished side inside. They didn't look much different just that you could see the 4x4 posts and 2x4 cross braces from the outside. I didn't even think there was such an ordinance, but the neighbor on one side complained and the village gave me notice I had 30 days to fix it or face fines. I hade to take it all down and move the boards to the other side of the posts. I'm guessing if his fence is on your property you can contact someone at the village office of building and zoning.

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Little Pink Houses [View all] musicman65 May 2019 OP

Not sure how it works on your state but... Phoenix61 May 2019 #1

If it's on your property, and you oppose it, I think you have a right to gripe about it. n/t Dennis Donovan May 2019 #2

Have it surveyed. Lars39 May 2019 #3

We have musicman65 May 2019 #4

Why did they get a personal protection order? cwydro May 2019 #23

How long has it been there? Hortensis May 2019 #5

Three weeks musicman65 May 2019 #7

I don't understand the situation if your local government Hortensis May 2019 #12

You could probably get the village involved depending on your local ordinances jcgoldie May 2019 #6

Our city musicman65 May 2019 #9

Been there, done that Bayard May 2019 #8

No new anything musicman65 May 2019 #10

Every thing has been ok musicman65 May 2019 #11

In most states, if you let it stand, you have essentially moved the property line. CanonRay May 2019 #13

Good Advice musicman65 May 2019 #14

Not in NJ, which I had thought. Just because you don't complain doesn't mean they can own it. UPDATE TheBlackAdder May 2019 #17

Love your Reply musicman65 May 2019 #20

Oh, to circumvent adverse possession risks, I sent my new neighbors a certified letter granting use. TheBlackAdder May 2019 #21

Of me having my survey musicman65 May 2019 #29

We had to use a recent survey when we went to court. The marker accuracy surveyors use change. TheBlackAdder May 2019 #30

Adverse Possession musicman65 May 2019 #15

Pay for a lawyer. MissB May 2019 #16

Been there,Done that musicman65 May 2019 #18

Really Appreciate musicman65 May 2019 #19

Sounds like the kind of neighbor who would motivate me to ooky May 2019 #22

Or you could go completely rogue and point infrasonic 3Hz-20Hz speakers towards their direction. TheBlackAdder May 2019 #26

And along that line of thought, they make some outdoor LED lighting fixtures ooky May 2019 #27

Are they churchgoers? NotASurfer May 2019 #24

To answer that question, just ask if they are sanctimonious assholes. TheBlackAdder May 2019 #25

Any tool in the toolbox NotASurfer May 2019 #31

At this point musicman65 May 2019 #28

After a review by forum hosts...locking. Omaha Steve May 2019 #32