Q: ownership of personal property on recently purchased land
Recently I purchased a 40 acre parcel of vacant land in Wisconsin. There is a tree stand on it, attached to a tree, and the previous owner did not know had been erected. He thinks maybe the neighbor put it there. I do not know if the neighbor had permission to be on his land at the time the tree stand was put up or if the neighbor was trespassing. Now that I purchased the land, who owns the tree stand? Me or the person who put it there? I want it removed.
A: I suggest that you remove it yourself. It is unlikely that you will be able to discover who put it there.
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