How to Sell Property With a Boundary Dispute
- 1). Obtain an accurate land survey of your property. Go to the courthouse in your county where land and property sales are recorded, and ask for the survey of your property. If this survey is clear and if it is the most recent survey, you can resolve the dispute quickly.
- 2). Seek an easement if the property survey does not resolve the conflict. State and local laws often allow for an easement -- the right to use another's property for a specific use. If the boundary dispute does not involve extensive lawn space, you may ask that your local officials grant an easement allowing you to use the property while leaving it in your neighbor's possession.
- 3). Acknowledge an encroachment on your part. If you have buildings or trees that cross into the disputed area, ask you neighbor if they will accept your admission that you have encroached. They can then sell you an easement, allowing you to use that part of the property. You can then show your buyer the purchased easement, which becomes a permanent part of the property title on your property.
- 4). Check to see if you have the right of way. Right of way on a property means that a neighbor cannot restrict your access to your property. If the disputed boundary involves access to your property, ask for a right-of-way easement, which will allow you to sell your property to your buyers with clear descriptions about the use of the disputed boundary.
