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Nothing that a little Round Up in the middle of the night can’t cure. --50.107.xxx.xxx

I have a neighbor dispute over a fence. The neighbor had a survey and indeed their fence is on my land. My Attorney sent them a letter to remove the fence and they want me to remove it. --66.30.xx.xx

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Someone who looks like me, but isn’t me, has been known to do some random acts of gardening, if the neighbor property looks a mess. But, I admit, if a neighbor wants me to respect property lines, or in any other way indicates the yard work is unappreciated, then I definitely back off. Mostly what I have done has been mowing untended yards, trimming weed trees blocking public sidewalks so pedestrians can pass. --70.92.xxx.xxx

Fence is the only way to deal with invasive neighbors and you need to know exactly where the property lines are before you put in the fence. --98.146.xxx.xxx

If it really bothered me, I would have it surveyed. Then depending upon the outcome, I would either pour rock salt on the ferns, rip them out or let them stay. --96.237.xx.xx

As "innocuous" as ferns may be, if Tarheel let's it go undisputed, an argument could be made down the road that he has accepted the neighbor's version of the property line. Once that happens, who knows what the neighbor might want to do there. --174.30.xxx.xxx

I’d get it surveyed even if your 100% sure, just because you know where the line falls doesn’t mean the neighbor is going to believe you. Once it’s been surveyed and the line is clearly marked, talk to the neighbor again. If he still refuses to move then send him a certified letter. In the letter mention your previous conversation with him, the date and time, that you had it surveyed, and draw a rough map showing him the property line and the plants in question. Then tell him again that they are on your property and if he doesn’t remove them in X number of days you will. That way you have proof that you have brought this to his attention and tried to get it resolved amicably. I would NOT let him leave them if they were on my property!! At least in the state of MA, there’s a law called “open and notorious use” which basically is if a person can prove they used your property openly, for an extended period (20 years in MA) they can obtain the rights of that property in question. So if the neighbor in your case planted ferns and mows it and maintains it, it’s open and notorious use. Check with your local laws. I had this same problem with a neighbor and a few trees he planted. That’s how I handled it, he moved them after he got the certified letter. --72.224.xxx.xxx

No. Get the survey unless you want to be dragged into court. I had a bad neighbor who started building a fence on my side of the line. I could see where it was due to a stone garden border but he was ignoring that. So I paid for the survey. he ended up pulling up the stakes where he didn't like the results but I had photos and took him to court. He built his fence on his side of the line due to my efforts. He was heading his fence right toward a large tree and I think he would have just cut it down so I saved myself that problem. It's a serious matter that I also had trouble with at the home where I live due also to a bad neighbor. Get the survey. Get the stakes that are metal with the caps on them and then have a landscraper lay railroad ties along your side. Nothing stops idiots like a railroad tie. They call them something else now. I paint my house number on them every spring to stop the moron from encroaching. It's the best money you will ever spend because its final at least until the railroad ties rot. --173.61.xxx.xx

I wouldn't care unless the neighbor was trying to be a bully,then I would get a survey and destroy them.In my state to take it would require 20 years of open and notorious use and paying the taxes which isn't going to happen often and using it without permission so just give permission or deny them use of it once a year if you care but I wouldn't care --72.231.xxx.xxx

I’d potentially go so far as to file in court for a and b. He was trying to annex your land. --64.251.xxx.xxx

I’ll add it pays to know 100% your boundary lines. On all 3 properties I own, (my 2 family, my vacation home in ME, and a build able lot in MA, I had the land surveyed. Then I maintain the corner pins. I replace the wooden surveyor stakes with capped #7 rebar and I repaint them when the paint fades. --72.224.xxx.xxx

If these end up being on his property, you may owe him an apology depending on how the conversation went. Whatever you do, don't pull them up. --99.92.xxx.xxx

And yes the guy is a bully. He is from Iran and thinks he is a king. --71.85.xxx.xx

Like both neighbors next to me. One put up a wooden fence--split rail around the front. Didn't make sense but oh well. HOA told them to take it down. They did. I would have preferred ferns along the property line instead of a stupid split rail fence. --24.233.xxx.xx

Let them get the survey, the marker pins will have a cap with the name of the -state registered- surveyor. --76.188.xxx.xx

Is that where you mow? --99.203.xx.xxx

Vee, that is interesting that yours have I’d on them. Ours don’t. --172.56.xx.xx

if you think you are going to get the money from the neighbor for the survey costs, you'd better check with your lawyer BEFORE ordering the survey. I can't think of any reason they would be responsible to reimburse you, even if you are correct as to where the line runs. --72.70.xxx.xxx

run snap lines from pin to pin. if ferns on your side is free landscaping for you. plants are not quiet taking. --70.116.xxx.xx

I thought the Roundup comment was hilarious - but I wouldn't recommend that - get the survey. --71.175.xxx.xxx

Round up, but I like the rock salt idea too. I have decided the secret to true peace and happiness is no neighbors. Of course that does work for rentals which I barely care what they do as it doesn't effect how much rent I charge my tenants --45.19.xxx.x