Hi there - yesterday - out of the blue my neighbor decided to put a sleep out directly in front of our property (long ways!) on his side of the fence. We are in Waterview, Auckland and on a cross lease (three properties total on this) with the neighbor in question being the front property. The 'sleep out' is approx 4x2.5 meters so within the 10sq meter rule that I have found some information. But it is located 70cm (yep - 70cm!) from the fence between us and stands at just over 2.5 meters high. Considering our house is about 6/7 meters from this fence, it truly is right in our face.
It is hideous - and he at first claimed it was to store beds whilst they go away for 8 months to Europe but then confessed he would like to use it as an office after this. He would probably claim its temporary but the truth is it is not!
We usually have a very good relationship with this neighbor and I have told him after he watched us put alot of time and money into our front garden, that I was really shocked he didn't consult us about this at all. Not only that he got it delivered when we were out(!!!!!!!). When I asked him why he didn't put it in front of his property - he told me because they didn't want to have to look at it .
Small details are: It is a older sleepout so doubtful it has fire protection walls (my builder mentioned this may be a point being next to a boundary) and it does NOT have a kitchen or bathroom etc.
I want the thing gone - before I can speak to the council tomorrow - is anyone able to shed light on how we stand on this? Maybe on a rule such as percentage of land covered on his property (what is the legal percentage?)
Thanks,
Jean Paul
It is hideous - and he at first claimed it was to store beds whilst they go away for 8 months to Europe but then confessed he would like to use it as an office after this. He would probably claim its temporary but the truth is it is not!
We usually have a very good relationship with this neighbor and I have told him after he watched us put alot of time and money into our front garden, that I was really shocked he didn't consult us about this at all. Not only that he got it delivered when we were out(!!!!!!!). When I asked him why he didn't put it in front of his property - he told me because they didn't want to have to look at it .
Small details are: It is a older sleepout so doubtful it has fire protection walls (my builder mentioned this may be a point being next to a boundary) and it does NOT have a kitchen or bathroom etc.
I want the thing gone - before I can speak to the council tomorrow - is anyone able to shed light on how we stand on this? Maybe on a rule such as percentage of land covered on his property (what is the legal percentage?)
Thanks,
Jean Paul
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