Knowing your precise property lines can prevent potential disputes with your neighbors in many scenarios—like who’s responsible for cutting down a fallen tree. You may also want to know these details ...

You’ve heard about nosy neighbors, but what about encroaching ones? When a neighbor’s fence, tree, driveway, or even a garage starts creeping onto your property, it’s more than just an eyesore. It’s ...

You may feel confident that you know your property lines just by looking at your house and yard. The neighbor's fence and where you mow your grass all seem to match the boundaries between other houses ...

Fence Lines Don't Always Mark True Property Boundaries Fences are often built right on top of property boundary lines, but ...

Property lines offer important insight into your land use and protect you and your relationship with your neighbors. Knowing property lines before purchasing a property can ensure there's no ...

Q: My husband and I have owned our home since 1973. At the time we purchased the home, there was an existing fence between our neighbor’s house and ours that we had assumed was on the property line.

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Murder, madness, millimeters of dirt. At first glance, the tale of the property-line dispute that ended in a double murder last month in idyllic, oak-speckled Carmel Valley appears to be one of those ...

Q: My neighbor put a new fence 2 feet inside my property May 29. I have a land survey document that confirms this. I was using 2 feet of the property for 18 years, and now the neighbor says it is his.

Property lines are legal boundaries that define where property begins and ends. Some property lines are visibly marked, while others are invisible. Homeowners should know their property lines for ...