I'm new to property talk and I hope I'm posting on the right thread, but I hoped I could get your thoughts on my situation:
The property title to my house (I bought it two years ago) has no easements listed on it. I recently started some digging only to find I'd cut through my neighbour's telephone line. They came out complaining, waving papers, and saying "we have an easement". I've checked with mine and their lawyers and they don't. They are now contacting their surveyor and council (the neighbour did the subdivision) to see what went wrong. However, I've now discovered that as well as phone lines, their power and water also go through my land, leaving me no useable land (it's a small 500 sqm section). How would you guys view this situation? (Note it's doubly tricky as I want to build a shed near the boundary and the neighbour's might not agree if I don't grant the easement, it also might be the case that my drainage goes to a drain on their land again with no easement). Thoughts please....
The property title to my house (I bought it two years ago) has no easements listed on it. I recently started some digging only to find I'd cut through my neighbour's telephone line. They came out complaining, waving papers, and saying "we have an easement". I've checked with mine and their lawyers and they don't. They are now contacting their surveyor and council (the neighbour did the subdivision) to see what went wrong. However, I've now discovered that as well as phone lines, their power and water also go through my land, leaving me no useable land (it's a small 500 sqm section). How would you guys view this situation? (Note it's doubly tricky as I want to build a shed near the boundary and the neighbour's might not agree if I don't grant the easement, it also might be the case that my drainage goes to a drain on their land again with no easement). Thoughts please....
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