border wall neighborhood dispute

Hello,

Quick question. I bought a plot of land and am currently building my house on it. During the earthworks, there was an old limestone wall in an L shape that I demolished. Two days later, a grandmother, the neighbor, started complaining about how I could demolish the boundary wall without her consent. She said that at the time she had agreed with the previous owners to build this wall at her expense. Although the wall partly runs along the boundary, it is completely on my property. This was nowhere clearly stated during the purchase. As I said, it was an L-shaped wall partially along the property boundary. She is now insisting on the wall and wants it in writing that I will rebuild it. I actually don’t want to, especially since the L shape was inconvenient for my construction project. What is the legal situation and how should I behave? Because I don’t want stress. I was thinking of legal advice and perhaps a boundary fence that both parties like!

Nothing in writing, on your property —> your decision. Try to calm the waters a bit and when you are finished building, find a joint solution. Not a good start with the neighbor, but that will also resolve itself eventually.

Nothing in writing, on your property —> your decision. Try to smooth things over a bit and once you have finished building, find a joint solution. Not a good start with the neighbor, but that will eventually sort itself out.

Thanks, I was thinking something like that too. I just hope nothing escalates.

the grandma wants to show you something

otherwise.... time is with you if you know what I mean

Often, older people are afraid of change

Hello Tommy

Old walls are often dilapidated. And the foundation is rather poor. The building authority often intervenes in such cases, and as part of a building permit, a requirement for removal can be imposed. After completion of the construction work, a solid privacy screen can be installed. The wall was on your property, so you are responsible.

Steven

If you can talk to her, talk; if not, write a letter. That you didn't know anything about it when you bought the property, that the wall is also on your land, and that you assumed during the entire planning process that it was your wall and that you could decide about it. I think it is very important to placate the neighbor – maybe you can show her a picture of how it will finally look. That it will be neat and tidy, the wall certainly wasn't in the best condition anymore either. That you are now building something so that you both have peace and don't have to worry about renovating such a wall.

(Wall and neighbor... also a hot topic for us )