Property Buying Guidelines

Illegal Encroachment

Encroachment is a situation that happens in the Real Estate field. where the property owner violates the property rights of other neighbors by building or extending a structure to the neighbor's land or property. Encroachment can be a problem along the disputed property lines where a person intentionally chooses to violate his neighbor's boundaries or sometimes property owners may not aware of his property boundaries.

The Major Reason for Encroachment:

• Encroachment occurs when a property owner trespasses onto his/her neighbor's property by building or extending structures too far.
• Structural encroachment occurs when a property owner builds or extends a structure onto public spaces.
• An easement is a similar concept. however, these are consensual and proper compensation is typically paid to the legal ownership of the property

How to avoid Potential Encroachment issues?

Homebuyers usually advise avoiding properties with encroachment issues. homebuyers can use existing surveys on the area where the property is located. property surveys contain information about a property, Information which includes directions, public roads, buildings, improvements made to surrounding property, etc. the survey also discloses whether there is any encroachment on the buyer's home or neighbor's home. If the homebuyer doesn't want to rely on the existing survey information. then he/she can obtain the services of the surveyor to conduct new measurements on the home premises. encroachment can happen intentionally or unintentionally. many cases encroachment happened unintentionally. because the property owner is either not aware of valid property lines or has wrong information concerning the extent to which his property lies within legal limits.