Resolving Boundary Problems
This section of the website provides actual examples of common boundary disputes which were solved without litigation.
Recommended Steps in resolving a Boundary Dispute
1 Obtain the Boundary Search
2 Read through the documents and mark the sections that help
3 Inspect the property with the aid of your marked documents
4 Show and copy the documents to your neighbour
5 Walk along the boundary together and compare notes
Select from the links below to access the type of Boundary Dispute you are interested in
Case Resolution Index
The case summaries herein relate to actual boundary disputes and describe how the Boundary Search documents were able to assist in resolving the dispute. Every case is different and the cases below are amongst the most common.
This index will be added to regularly. The articles are subject to the author's copyright and cannot be copied, printed or otherwise communicated without the author's written consent.
This index will be added to regularly. The articles are subject to the author's copyright and cannot be copied, printed or otherwise communicated without the author's written consent.
" ….. It is further declared that the walls and fences dividing the said properties shall henceforth be deemed to be party walls and fences and shall be maintained and repaired accordingly."
Express Declaration
3. The land is subject to the following rights granted by a Deed dated 17 June 1979 made between (1) Elsie Brooks and (2) Andrew Hendre and Jean Hendre (Grantee):
"The right to enter non the land tinted. Brown for the purpose of laying and constructing a sewer or drain between the points marked "A" and "B" along the position of the black line drawn on the ….."
Implied Declaration
Measurements and Notations
Common Law Presumptions
Apple Books
House and Garden Boundaries
The author of the book, House and Garden Boundaries, has more than 25 years experience in the field. The Book is more than 200 pages long, and deals with all aspects of boundary identification. it is fully illustrated and descriptive of all types of boundaries, including ditches & hedges, trees, hedgerows, fences, fence-wall boundaries, non-tidal rivers, non-tidal river islands and streams. The book demonstrates how to find details of express and implied boundaries from the Title Register, Title Plan, Lease, Lease Plan, Conveyancing Deeds, and deed Plans. In addition, there are details of boundary presumptions and boundary fence protocols, all of which are fully illustrated. There is a template for an Informal Boundary Agreement, which can be adapted to each reader's needs. Finally, actual examples of case studies occupy the substantial final chapter of the book.
