PROBLEM - We just had a wall built in replacement of my gate. Pls see the photos
http://s179.photobucket.com/albums/w296/n_easy/Garden%20Wall/
/>The neighbours wall, which is the light browney one, our wall is the
other. What our builder has done is cemented my wall to his wall
(reinforcement?). Neighbour has complained. BUT, if you look at photo
titled ''Wall - Outside the wall is on our property - it is within our
boundary as per the line on the floor. First of all, is this legal, in terms of building regulations etc? and if he does take further action, what can l do to back up my side of the argument. My neighbour is the neighbour from HELL, l think hes just after some quick cash, because if you notice from the photo, ''Gate Pillar Before Wall he never seemed to complain about that pillar being on his wall, now all of a sudden weve got a wall built hes complainging about cement, that he cant even see! Please advise, many thanks.
There must be nothing worse than having to live next door to a
moaning old git. Tell him to take it further if he aint happy - and let
him waste his time and money. I dont think you have a problem here - let
him instigate something if he wishes - but he is probably all talk and not
happy unless he is got something to moan about.
ok just tell him you are very sorry and to be in full
compliance of his wishes tell him you knock down his part of the wall
which is on your property, problem solved and another jumped up nimby gets
his just deserts
tell him to get on with it he hasnt got a leg to stand on
Was the brown post 'your' gatepost, so that yuo have been
'enjoying' 4-6'' of HIS property over these years?. If so, then you can
put in a claim of ownership of that part of his driveway. Probably not
worth the aggro though.
Building regs have nothing to do with it; Get a mate to come around in a
suit, with a clipboard, tape measure & a copy of the deeds, showing the boundary. Make sure that the neighbour sees him, & them hand them a letter, stating that ur 'surveyor' has reported that ur wall is entirely on ur property. If he wants to go to litigation over it, then nothing will stop him. However, all you can do before that is demonstrate to be be reasonable in listening to his complaint & getting this 'independent' review (your mate). to check it. That will stand you in very good stead if it comes to legal matters.
Your neighbour sounds just like mine. I had a wall built on my
boundary, perfectly legal.
Yours looks fine, sounds like your neighbour is just looking for trouble.
We had to consult our solicitor to back up out complaint.
Unless the builder knocked out some bricks from ur neighbours
wall to build yours into it, which it doesn't look like ur wall is not
'joined' to his at all, the builder has just filled the gap between the
walls with mortar to give it a finished look. Therefore it is not
attached & the mortar is only for appearance- no structural significance
at all.
If ur fence has been legally built on ur property, he can just go & dry up. The wall has no significance to him at all. Check with ur local council & if they advise you are in he right, advise him they have advised you as such & you don't want to hear any more on the matter. You can argue for ever about this & to what end, you don't want the situation to escalate. He really needs to get a life.
the place to find out the right and wrong of this wall business
is at ur local city hall. every city is different and has there own rules
and requirements.Ur builder should have known what he was doing and
therefore ur wall should b legal. If ur builder was not licensed and
insured, u will b responsible for whatever the city says. As for money,
the only money that will b paid is if u have to change ur wall if ur
builder cheated u. good luck
if ur wall is on the property line, i would check to see if
there is a set-back law in ur town. i dont think he has the right to build
up to ur property line. here it is 5 ft. for a side varience. the only down
side i can see is if he has the least little bit of problem with his wall ,
hes going to blame ur wall for causing it. i would have my mason take a
masonry saw & separate the walls. they are bound to move separately & you
want them to be independent of each other.did he lay them brick in the rain? messy
It sounds like he is looking for some quick cash. I am pretty
sure you are completely within your rights, though I don't know what your
local zoning laws say. I would take these photos and a copy of your survey
map down to your local engineering department office or zoning. They will
have copies of any local ordinance which might affect you, and they can
probably give you good advice. Good luck - we had a battle over a fence a
few years back.
I think you need to get a survey done to find out exactly where
the property line is..
If the wall is truley on your property, check with the local building
inspector and find out what can be done.
He may end up owing you and become the neighbor from heaven.. LOL... Our you have a right to remove it. But first check with the building inspector or someone within the city..
he aint got a claim there matey! its on your ground and its no
higher than his (i assume) so tell him to go pee in the wind
seen as its on your boundary he hasnt a leg to stand on unless
he has used that piece of land for over 12 years because then legally it
becomes his
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