Neighbor's fence dispute escalated to a lawyer letter last week

My neighbor in Old Strathcona put up a fence 2 feet over the property line 3 years ago and I just let it slide until I tried to sell my house last month. Has anyone else dealt with a property line issue in Edmonton where the assessor's map didn't match the survey?

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victor2191mo ago

Oh yeah, "notoriously off" is putting it mildly. I looked into this when my neighbor tried to claim their shed was on my side and the city's map basically showed the property line running through the middle of my kitchen. The assessor's map is basically a guess drawn by someone in a basement, not a survey. If the buyer's realtor flagged it you're in a rough spot, might have to either eat the cost of moving the fence or sue the neighbor for the survey and legal fees. Either way, your neighbor's "free real estate" plan probably just cost them more than a new fence would have.

dixon.amy1mo ago

Did you call the city first before getting the lawyer? Edmonton's property assessments are notoriously off - my buddy in Ritchie had a similar thing where the city's map showed his shed was fine but the survey said it was 4 feet over. The assessor's map is just for taxes, not actual boundaries. Did the buyer's realtor flag this or was it a title search that found the problem?