I had a survey done that shows the house behind me that is for sale, is planting (minimal) landscaping and has laid a good amount of sod and pine straw on my property. They completely ripped up the old front yard to give it more curb appeal.
My fence stops about 6 feet before the property line. I purposely didn't build against their fence so that we had full access to paint and inspect the fence. To be honest the planting looks OK, but I don't want a new buyer moving in and thinking the land is theirs (these are relatively small lots.) There are now bright pink stakes in the ground, so I don't know how a buyer could mistake that land for theirs. but I still feel like I need to address the seller and ask him to move the plantings, not new sod, just shrubs? Thoughts?
How to address a seller about landscaping on my property
byu/becksrunrunrun inRealEstate
Posted by becksrunrunrun
4 Comments
I think your approach is reasonable. The shrubs overtime will grow and make it more difficult for you to access that strip of your yard and your fence whereas grass just adds to the overall appeal for both you and the Neighbor.
When they did the survey did they not leave the stakes with the colored streamers? While when they insert the stakes into the ground they are not always the true boundary markers, that is determined by your monuments, a buyer would have an idea.
You can also share the survey and have your agent include it into the document section of the MLS.
If you let this continue, there are usually laws that over time, with their use, and your apathy (tacit permission) land will become theirs.
Absolutely needs to be removed.
Your acceptance of their violation of the the boundary line starts the clock to their acquisition of that portion of your property.
It doesn’t matter what any one’s motivation is.