Property dispute

[amacoycurry]

What is the name of your state? Wisconsin-We are currently involved in a lawsuit against our neighbor. He constructed a garage in 1996 that after we had a survey done it shows that it is 12 feet on our property. The previous owner had put in a septic system in 1986 that is about 10 feet on our property. This is a lake lot and the property we own is only 91 feet so we do not want to sell any of this. We want the structures removed. We have had 2 surveys done that are the same. Our neighbor now is having a third survey done. He had no survey done when he put up the garage. My question is could a judge make us sell him the property?

 

[nextwife]

I hope you are suing for the removal of the encroaching structures. I have no idea why people do these projects without benefit of survey.

What has your attorney told you?

 

[amacoycurry]

Yes we are asking for them to remove the structures and it actually also involves a small shed and a power pole too.

 

[nextwife]

Good. It's not your fault he didn't bother to make sure he put his structures on his own property.

But look, he saved all that money by not paying for a survey!

Getting the the court to require that the septic be moved may be more problematic than getting the garage or shed moved.

 

[amacoycurry]

We have already made an offer through our attorney that they could leave the septic system there until it failed or they sold the property, but they ignored the offer.

 

[nextwife]

That shows that you were trying to be fair and reasonable. Good for you for trying.

Looks like this property owner has a pattern of repeatedly placing improvements partially off their property.

Let us know what happens. Which lake are you by?

 

[amacoycurry]

We are on Amacoy Lake in Rusk County.

 

[nextwife]

Wow. That's way north of Eau Claire. Pretty country. I'm near Lake Michigan (like, 300 feet away).

Let us know what happens.

 

[HomeGuru]

Yes we are asking for them to remove the structures and it actually also involves a small shed and a power pole too.

**A: yes, demand that they remove everything that encroaches.