Posts Tagged ‘adverse possession’
Ownership of Encroachment by Adverse Possession
Question: Four years ago we purchased Lot 7 in our Mesa subdivision that had been developed more than 30 years ago. In the last 30 years, there have been numerous owners of both Lot 7 and Lot 8. The Lot 8 owner recently had a survey done because he wants to build a gazebo in…
Read MoreA Path is Blocked After 40 Years. What’s Our Legal Right?
Question: We have a cabin in the White Mountains near Heber. My wife’s grandfather built the cabin in the 1980s. Although we go up to the cabin every weekend in the summer, the rest of the year we only occasionally go up to the cabin. There is a footpath to a creek about 50 yards…
Read MoreLegal Description Of Property Should Be Confirmed By Survey
Question: In a recent column, you discussed problems after a survey showed that a Cave Creek homeowner’s east wall and west wall were both three feet off the property line in a subdivision. Regarding the west wall built three feet away from the property line, the homeowner did not want to pay for the cost to…
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