Neighbor dispute gate post

unforeseen

Sibz wrote: »

By the current occupants/owners?

Doesn't matter. Both sides, even though they were not the original people, are aware that it was placed there with permission. Neighbour has allowed this to continue, until now.

Slinky

No good deed goes unpunished.

Sibz

zagubov wrote: »

Would that matter? If the current neighbours continued to let him have the use in the spirit of good neighbourliness it would still fail on the adverse possession unless you could somehow prove they were unaware and weren't just simply consenting out of kindness to an elderly person.

And am I old-fashioned for thinking that "No good deed should go unpunished" should never be any family's motto?

Agree with your principle (as per my original post) - just playing devils advocate:beer:

Sibz

unforeseen wrote: »

Doesn't matter. Both sides, even though they were not the original people, are aware that it was placed there with permission. Neighbour has allowed this to continue, until now.

Really what the OP can now consider is:
Under cover of darkness - instead of moving the post a foot back into their property, move everything else a foot further into the neighbouring property giving the illusion that they have done what was asked... leaving a new gatepost hole a foot further in for detail.

They then hope this goes unnoticed for about 12 years and claim adverse possession because this time it was without permission

Davesnave

Save your fingers. OP got their answer 4 minutes after posting and there's not a lot more to say.

Bearing in mind the question asked, I doubt if they'll be back to say thanks for helping them to end this 'dispute!'