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PWMBOAT · Nov 15, 2012, 11:09 AM

We have pulled very old tree stumps lining our property line. The stumps are lined up root side to our neighbors and the cut truck toward mine. Is the line at the root end or the cut end. It is only a matter of about 3 feet of stump so it is not very significant.

smoothy · Nov 15, 2012, 11:46 AM

The property line is where the Surveyor says the property line is... its not based on trees.

If you have the blessing of the neighbor when doing this.. there shouldn't be any issue of what is on whoes side of the line.

AK lawyer · Nov 15, 2012, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by PMBOAT

cut truck

Never seen that expression before. I assume it means the end of the stump where the tree was cut. What part of the country is this?

Originally Posted by smoothy;

... its not based on trees ...

Probably not. Property lines were, sometimes, many generations ago, so it's theoretically possible.

But the property line doesn't somehow move when you pull up stumps which are supposedly on the line. Are you asking this with the idea of leaving the uprooted stumps where they lay, as some sort of a fence? Then get them to your side of the line.

smoothy · Nov 15, 2012, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by AK lawyer

Never seen that expression before. I assume it means the end of the stump where the tree was cut. What part of the country is this?

Probably not. Property lines were, sometimes, many generations ago, so it's theoretically possible.

But the property line doesn't somehow move when you pull up stumps which are supposedly on the line. Are you asking this with the idea of leaving the uprooted stumps where they lay, as some sort of a fence? Then get them to your side of the line.

I was reading this to be who was responsible and what could one do with the stumps that fell on a property line... perhaps they can clarify better.

ScottGem · Nov 15, 2012, 07:57 PM

I don't see a question here. What is it you want?

AK lawyer · Nov 15, 2012, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by ScottGem

I don't see a question here. What is it you want?

This looked like a question, albeit missing a question mark:

Is the line at the root end or the cut end.

Now, what the question means is anyone's guess.

ScottGem · Nov 16, 2012, 05:35 AM

Is the line at the root end or the cut end.

I see. The answer is neither. While a property line might be visibly delineated by plantings, plantings grow and shift over time. So they are not a reliable indicator. Only a survey can legally determine boundaries.

joypulv · Nov 16, 2012, 06:37 AM

Your question isn't clear because it sounds like no one really knows where the property line is. Placing stumps on their sides has nothing to do with defining the line, and it seems VERY un-neighborly to leave them there at all, especially with a bunch of roots aimed at them. Why dig them up and then leave them there?
Most local ordinances do define how fences must be placed, with the 'back' side facing the person who puts it up, as a courtesy to the neighbor. Neighbors should work out major line issues together, in an ideal world.