Q: How do I handle neighbor planting hedges on the property line? What do I do to protect my boundary?
Neighbor had paid a surveyor to locate property line after we installed a shop and he said it was on his property. After survey had proved we are not on his property. he planted bushes ( hedges) that are directly on the property line, these will grow and cross the line. What are my rights. and how do I protect my property?
A: From your description, it does not appear you have a problem. Not even a boundary dispute, much less trespass. You might put up a fence.
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When the hedges grow and cross your line technically, it is a trespass.
That being said, I would advise you to tell your neighbor that as long as they maintain the hedges, you don't care, but if they fail to do so, you will cut all the portions of the hedge that trespass on your property.
You could also plant your own, and then the line would just be somewhere between the two hedges.
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