Temporary storage of excavation from the neighbor's property?

Hello,

we have purchased a plot of land in a new development area, but will not begin our own construction project until mid-2016. Now we have received a request from the neighboring party, who will start their construction project in October, asking if they may temporarily store the excavated material on our property.

In principle, I have no problem with this, but I am not sure if this might hinder or affect any necessary surveying work on our property.

How would you respond to the request? Possibly with a deadline? In the interest of good neighborliness, of course we do not want to put any obstacles in our neighbors' way, but we also do not want to put ourselves at a disadvantage.

Thanks for all the tips.

You can ask your surveyor when he wants to start the work.

Tell the neighbor that it is not a problem, but the sand has to be removed when you start. Just make sure that it possibly lies on the boundary where no one drills/measures/builds anyway. If it is in the way, it has to go – the neighbors will surely take care of it then... Unclear if this is naive, but everything else would, in my opinion, be German petty bourgeois behavior and not helpful – after all, you want to live next to them for a lifetime.

Best to immediately record the deadline in writing by when the excavation must be removed! Otherwise, it may happen that you end up bearing the costs (removing it yourselves) if he suddenly says: "does not belong to me" or similar.

-.- my goodness, best to have it notarized.
Just take a few photos if it’s stored there. Hard to deny that the big hole on the left corresponds to the pile on the right.
Am I that wrong? Are people all miserable egoists who want to screw over their neighbors at every opportunity? Honestly, he also knows that he will live next to you his whole life... but well, maybe I'm wrong.

Exactly, if it doesn’t bother you there, then make a two-liner out of it, both sign it, and make a sketch showing where the stuff may be placed. Take some photos now and then, and that’s it.

In any case, an addition is important, which roughly states: Family XY must remove the temporarily stored excavation material at their own expense by [TT.MM.JJJJ]. Should this not happen, Family XY must bear the costs for proper disposal. Any changes (e.g., different dates, different use of the excavation material, etc...) to this contract must be confirmed in writing by both parties.

Of course, this text is only an idea, not a concrete proposal, and the text has certainly not been reviewed.