OK, I have a bit of a weird question so try to bear with me.
On my property there exists (part of one now) a 4 ft. chain link fence that has evidently been there for several decades. The previous owners of my house built on the inside of the chain link fence a 6 ft. wooden fence for privacy. As I understand it the old man who owned the neighbors house was a bit irrational and refused to replace the fence stating that it was his without any survey papers, again, hence the wooden fence.
I am now the owner of the house and the wooden fence that was built inside the chain link fence interferes with access to my backyard, ie, wheelbarrow. The fence does not extend the length of the property, merely to the nearest edges of the house.
The neighbor (who was not living there at the time I purchased the home) has since passed and a woman picked up the home to rent. She fixed the house up and to my disagreement removed the chain link fence up until the point that my wooden fence ends. She stated that that was here fence, and the wooden, mine (not going by any type of survey).
This brings me to my question, the chain link fence was obviously the property line fence for decades and had since mostly been removed, am I allowed to removed my wooden fence? If so am I obligated to replace it?
If the owner now decides to remove ALL fencing and build it to the correct survey lines am I now obligated to share costs? I was once willing to split the costs, but now after her being so belligerent and unyielding in the past, now not as much so.
On my property there exists (part of one now) a 4 ft. chain link fence that has evidently been there for several decades. The previous owners of my house built on the inside of the chain link fence a 6 ft. wooden fence for privacy. As I understand it the old man who owned the neighbors house was a bit irrational and refused to replace the fence stating that it was his without any survey papers, again, hence the wooden fence.
I am now the owner of the house and the wooden fence that was built inside the chain link fence interferes with access to my backyard, ie, wheelbarrow. The fence does not extend the length of the property, merely to the nearest edges of the house.
The neighbor (who was not living there at the time I purchased the home) has since passed and a woman picked up the home to rent. She fixed the house up and to my disagreement removed the chain link fence up until the point that my wooden fence ends. She stated that that was here fence, and the wooden, mine (not going by any type of survey).
This brings me to my question, the chain link fence was obviously the property line fence for decades and had since mostly been removed, am I allowed to removed my wooden fence? If so am I obligated to replace it?
If the owner now decides to remove ALL fencing and build it to the correct survey lines am I now obligated to share costs? I was once willing to split the costs, but now after her being so belligerent and unyielding in the past, now not as much so.
