Question about property law

Do I understand this correctly. He wants to take area away from you so that he can use his better? :-D

Honestly, I find the question already audacious.

I don't think the idea of placing the L-blocks as the neighbor described, on the boundary line (or just before it), is that bad. What height of blocks are we talking about?

The foundation has to be built on your side and there will also be soil on top of that. If you then also put a fence on top, everything is actually quite good.

What actually bothers me now are two things:

1) The neighbor's attitude.
2) The lack of planning on your part.

Regarding the first point, there has already been enough feedback between "kiss my ass" and "no," your absolute right.

Regarding the second point, there is still enough room for planning. Does your property slope toward the boundary? Are you thinking about maybe adding fill?

I think the best approach could be that you agree on the position individually with the neighbor (e.g., 50cm on your side / 30cm on the neighbor's), he makes the L-blocks high enough so you can add fill, and he pays for the whole thing, including blocks and installation. Once you have leveled, you pay equally for the fence on top.

That's how I would handle it.

Of course, what's important is a contract about the construction costs, maintenance, and upkeep. If he wants, he can have that responsibility and be left holding the bag.

Do I understand this correctly? He wants to take area away from you so he can use his better? :-D

Not so uncommon - if I had let our neighbor do that today, it would require a building encumbrance to our disadvantage :mad:

Rhenish greetings

Without a sketch of the terrain layout, I am just groping in the dark here.

if I don't have a great relationship with the neighbor from the beginning and no advantages from this action, feel free to say NO. Be careful, if you ever want something, it might also mean NO

So if I understand correctly, your property is at a higher elevation than your neighbor's. He wants to level his garden as much as possible and needs to cut into the ground for that. You would have to fill up or have a slight slope.

We have a similar situation and when I inquired at the building authority, I was told that the person with the higher property is also obligated to secure their property against the neighbor, whether against landslides, rainwater, etc.

If your neighbor now pays for the L-beams and their installation, I would actually be glad about it in your place. The soil he removes from his property can be reused by you for filling and leveling.

Of course, his way of doing things is not very genteel, but you’re not marrying him because of it.

What I still don’t understand is the matter of having it registered...

But there is nothing worse than a neighborhood dispute. You have to remember that you will be living there for the next few years and might run into each other daily. If you then get annoyed every day about what an idiot the other is, it greatly dampens the joy of homeownership.

I experienced it myself with my parents. Had a fairly good relationship for 30 years and then fought over a small piece of wall, who is allowed to put their flowerpot on it. The wall is on my parents’ property but the neighbors had the copper cover installed... :mad: Since then not a word and they avoid each other.