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Walk It Through: The Line And The House

A strip of lawn mowed for years, a tree cut on the wrong side, and the disclosure form when the house is sold.

A survey shows the strip of lawn one owner has mowed for well over a decade belongs to the neighbor.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

Two neighbors and a sale. Quiet title suits, easements, surveys in detail, homeowners association rules and title insurance are not worked through here.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.

Words this turns on

Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.