What should I do if my neighbor encroaches on my real estate property? This is a question that many property owners ask themselves when they find out their neighbor has been using part of their property. Encroachment can be a serious issue that can lead to legal...
It can be upsetting to look out of your window and see someone passing over your land without your permission. Yet, private property is not always as private as you might have thought. In most cases, you can inform the person they are trespassing and ask them to leave...
A boundary dispute involving neighbors sounds like a minor property issue. Sometimes, this is the case, and landowners can resolve disputes relatively quickly. Other times, however, even a tiny conflict can set the stage for an all-out war between neighbors, with each...
As a New York City resident, you might find yourself sharing a party wall with your neighbor. A party wall is a common dividing wall between two separate properties, usually in a townhouse or row house setting. In New York, party walls are subject to specific...
Co-owners are fairly common with real estate. The most common example of this is when two people are married, and they own a home together. But you also have joint business owners who hold real estate together, real estate investors who may purchase homes or plots of...
Real estate transactions are consequential in nature. Purchasing a home, selling a commercial lot or negotiating an easement can result in significant and lasting impacts on the lives of everyone who is immediately connected to the benefits and drawbacks of such an...
Many people choose to own property together. This might be as a business venture, as personal property or even as siblings who were passed a property as an inheritance. This can make perfect sense at the time, but what happens when the relationship breaks down and...
In the legal realm, adverse possession refers to the process of someone claiming property rights on land that someone else owns. While it’s not possible to use this for government-owned land, in other cases, it may cause issues for landowners or those purchasing land....
You spent months searching for your dream home in New York. Finally, your efforts paid off, and you’ve acquired a property that checks all the boxes. Soon after you move in, you start making improvements and renovations. However, these come to an immediate halt. The...
You're excited to buy your new home and finally move out of your apartment. You close on the house and that's when you find out that someone else is claiming that they already own it. They say that it's their home all along and they were never trying to sell it, so...
