Edgewater, MD asked in Real Estate Law for Maryland

Q: Hello, Home sold next door and new owner obtained survey. Property line is not what I believed.

I am original owner of my home. Have been maintaining mowing, landscaping etc. for 23+ years. What are my options ?

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Richard Sternberg
Richard Sternberg
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  • Potomac, MD
  • Licensed in Maryland

A: The answer will depend on whether your possession was open, adverse, continuous, and hostile for the right number of those 23 years. Mowing someone else’s lawn isn’t very hostile, but fencing it certainly might be. I suggest you get a consult with a real estate lawyer to review the facts.

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