How would you handle this neighbor issue?

[dmccarty]

Reminds me of Kim Darby "little Mattie" in the original True Grit. and always threatening people with her lawyer J. Noble Dagget

Strother Martin-the horse dealer: "she pulls him like a gun!" :laughing:

James K0UA

Yes, but J. Nobile Dagget was real and he did show up. :thumbsup:

To the OP, the neighbors are idiots. Do what you can to avoid them while protecting your property. I would have been ticked with the lawn mower incident. Just flat out rude and disrespectful.

Later,
Dan

 

[JerryK]

Hiring a respected survey company to come in and mark the boundries is a WISE investment to any property purchase. If you are going with the " post every 100' " idea, you can have the survey company put markers in every 100'. I would have the posts put in immediatly after the survey to insure accurate placement [ no survey stakes wandering ] and be done with it. Then you will know for sure where your lines are for the rest of your life, and be done with it. As far as drainage, if you have room, you could dig a retention area out in the back that you could ditch to. May be handy to have a source of water in the future for your vineyard operations.... might not keep your neighbor from tossing in his sleep... but that is not your problem.

 

[forgeblast]

Love bossy neighbors, but the saying about good fences is true. (or at least a good boundry marker Less contact will mean less stress, if you do suspect tresspassing issues game came might work.
Do you fence in the grapes?
Do the deer cause problems?

 

[bdeboer]

I have been dealing with neighbor that pulled a corner pin and hammered it back (could see the marks on the cap) for 10 years. The 100' markers posts have been removed by them etc. Stick with your survery plan and make the posts as permanent as possible.

My other concern would be spraying, as they will probably give you issues with that.

 

[Little_Grizzly]

I have been dealing with neighbor that pulled a corner pin and hammered it back (could see the marks on the cap) for 10 years. The 100' markers posts have been removed by them etc. Stick with your survery plan and make the posts as permanent as possible.

A good surveyor can put in witness monuments so that the corner can be re-established. This is done all the time where the corner is in a bad spot that would likely get damaged (ex. middle of a road way or creek bed). The witness monuments can be hidden too - buried on your property.

 

[s219]

What if he was yelling "no brakes, can't stop, watch out!!!" ?

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Love bossy neighbors, but the saying about good fences is true. (or at least a good boundry marker Less contact will mean less stress, if you do suspect tresspassing issues game came might work.
Do you fence in the grapes?
Do the deer cause problems?

No, we don't fence the vineyards. The deer really don't affect enough to even consider justifying fencing.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I have been dealing with neighbor that pulled a corner pin and hammered it back (could see the marks on the cap) for 10 years. The 100' markers posts have been removed by them etc. Stick with your survery plan and make the posts as permanent as possible.

My other concern would be spraying, as they will probably give you issues with that.

Their far enough away and the wind usually blows from their direction so spraying shouldn't be an issue. Were in one of the largest grape growing regions in the us and for the most part new york protects us farmers unless we do something really stupid.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

What if he was yelling "no brakes, can't stop, watch out!!!" ?

Its on flat ground, he had an older mower but stopping shouldn't have been an issue as he saw me with plenty of time to coast to a stop. I thought about if the mower was hard to start and he didn't want to shut it off but I have put things in neutral and stepped away to talk to people before.

 

[9973720wb19]

The best way to deal with idiots is to avoid them. On your property you have the right to do as you please so long as you don't break any laws.

THIS IS THE BEST PRACTICE AND ADVICE! The more each of you know about the other...the worst it will become. things are new to each of you and each party is trying to make sure everyone's interest is heard. Just keep your distance - things will settle down. you didn't buy the property because you need them and they aren't there because they need you...