Who decides where a boundary is?

Your boundaries will be clearly set out on the Title Plan for your property. To determine who is responsible for the boundaries the first place that you need to look is the Title Register or if the property is not registered you will need to check the Title Deeds.

How do you determine property boundaries?

Find your property line by visiting your local county recorder or assessor’s office. You can access public maps of your street and locate your boundaries. Many counties also let you access property lines online. If your property is on platted land, you may be able to access the plat maps online.

When does a property line become a legal boundary?

Once this agreement is made and certain conditions (discussed below) are met, the line is the permanent legal boundary. It is binding not only on those neighbors but also on later buyers.

Is it legal to dispute a property boundary?

Unfortunately, when it comes property boundaries and pruning hedges, neighbourly niggles can still occur. These arguments can easily spill over into a legal dispute, and resolution can be a costly and time consuming process.

Why do people get confused about property boundaries?

Often, they have been lost in the many times their property has changed hands over the years, or assumed to be consistent with existing fences or landscape boundaries. The confusion over property boundaries is the basis of many neighbor disputes, including encroachments (or perceived encroachments) on one’s property.

How do you establish a clear boundary on a property?

If you can’t figure it out from the property descriptions in your deed or subdivision map, or you and the neighbor think it is in different places, you have several choices. To establish a clear boundary, adjoining property owners can decide where they want it to be and then make it so by signing deeds that describe the boundary agreed on.

What to know in a property boundary dispute?

A boundary dispute is a disagreement between two people whose properties share a boundary line. In most cases, the dispute is related to a fence or wall, which one party believes has encroached on their property. However, it can also relate to issues with home extensions.

How do you dispute a property line?

Perhaps the best way to solve a property line dispute is by mutual agreement with a neighbor. Property owners on both sides of the disputed boundary can decide to use a common marker, such as a fence or tree, to determine where land belonging to each begins and ends. Both neighbors can sign a deed to formalize the agreed-upon perimeters of the land.

How do I see property lines?

Property lines, or boundary lines, are the defined points where one person’s land ends and the neighboring lands begin. You can find them on your property deed, on the survey you received when you bought your home, or by using the mapping tools at the county assessor’s office.

What are land boundaries?

land boundary. Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial. A line of demarcation between adjoining parcels of land. The parcels of land may be of the same or different ownership, but were distinguished at one time in the history of their descent by separate legal descriptions.