"rosebud" wrote in message
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On 21 Jun 2006 10:40:28 -0700, "MiamiCuse"
wrote:

Just bought a property in Miami-Dade County, Florida and want to build
a fence along the property line on my side...

On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:14:27 -0400, Goedjn wrote:
Decide which you value more, a happy neighbor, or your property.
You're not going to get both.

while deep in thought pe wrote::
That is NUTS. Would you give away 9 feet of your property to your
neighbor? I
doubt it.
I say build the fence, 6 feet high, move his car yourself, and if the
neighbor
wants to sue let him.

Once he realizes he can't intimidate you he will cool off.

I agree with Goedjn and I would not move his car yourself. After
determining 100% that you are correct about the property line, I'd send
him a certified letter, with return receipt, stating that if the car isn't
moved by x date, it will be towed and only he will be responsible for
paying to get it out of impound. And ditto on building the fence ASAP, and
as high as the law allows on that side.

Bonnie

Give him some time, you don't need the fence right away, many people buy a
house and that's the very first home improvement project they do, screen out
the neighbors. Not saying you shouldn't, just soak in the new house and see
how it sits.

In the end, you just need him come around and accept that he was mistaken
about the property line all along. It happens all the time, people make
assumptions based on geographical boundaries and assume they are the same as
the legal property lines, its an easy mistake especially if the previous
owner of your house had the same mistaken belief. He may find he has more
on the other side of his house, maybe the developers didn't build in the
center of the lots.

You should be able to get the original surveyor to come back out and explain
the survey to you and your neighbor at the same time. Perhaps coming from
the professional, it will be irrefutable. He'll probably do it for free but
don't be surprised if he wants a small fee for a meeting.

In the end, you are perfectly within the law to Abate a Nuisance by Removing
it from your property even without notice. Just jack it onto some dollies
and push it sideways over the line (just kidding, you'll work it out if you
don't push too hard.)