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Property boundaries!
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Tom, you mentioned earlier that you had obtained your front and back lot dimensions I think. You had also said your neighbor had expressed interest in a survey until he found out the cost.
Wild idea, can the both of you find a surveyor to locate your shared property line and split the cost? With that information you should be able to locate your other side property line.
Probably iffy but may be worth a try.
Wild idea, can the both of you find a surveyor to locate your shared property line and split the cost? With that information you should be able to locate your other side property line.
Probably iffy but may be worth a try.
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Thanks Bob. I pretty much know the north and south boundary lines, as there are pins in the ground somewhere. Not worried about that.
Good idea to split the costs with the property owner to the east, but I tried that back in 2023 and the neighbor was 100% against any surveyor fees, which he fears might lead to legal fees. His family has owned that property since the late 19th century, so he doesn't really care what the boundary is. He even offered to by part of the eastern area of my property (around 20 years ago when my property was owned by another family). When he realized a survey would be needed, he withdrew the offer.
Funny (?) - I talked with the county supervisor of records. He looked up my property and showed me all the relevant land records and maps going back to the mid 19th century. I now know the names of each family owning my property since 1857. But .... none of the records - repeat none - gave details on that eastern boundary other than showing lines; the lines are just that - lines and measurements, some with compass bearings, but none with specific points.
I wonder if the Dutch West India Company would have "bought" Manhattan, if the indigenous people had demanded a survey first.
It's been quite an adventure, but as the owner of the adjoining property isn't pressing it, and now, neither am I.
Onward through the fog.
Good idea to split the costs with the property owner to the east, but I tried that back in 2023 and the neighbor was 100% against any surveyor fees, which he fears might lead to legal fees. His family has owned that property since the late 19th century, so he doesn't really care what the boundary is. He even offered to by part of the eastern area of my property (around 20 years ago when my property was owned by another family). When he realized a survey would be needed, he withdrew the offer.
Funny (?) - I talked with the county supervisor of records. He looked up my property and showed me all the relevant land records and maps going back to the mid 19th century. I now know the names of each family owning my property since 1857. But .... none of the records - repeat none - gave details on that eastern boundary other than showing lines; the lines are just that - lines and measurements, some with compass bearings, but none with specific points.
I wonder if the Dutch West India Company would have "bought" Manhattan, if the indigenous people had demanded a survey first.
It's been quite an adventure, but as the owner of the adjoining property isn't pressing it, and now, neither am I.
Onward through the fog.