Surveyor Question
Hello all, I purchased my home in winter of last year. When I bought the home, the backyard fence was not complete with only 2 out of the 3 sides put up. So, I had a contractor put up the last side onto the existing fence and finish off where I’d image the missing side naturally was. The man I bought this house from also owns an empty lot next to me. Fast forward a year and a half later, I get a note on my door saying that he lost out on a sale because the fence that I put up is outside of my boundary and intruding onto his lot. I’m surprised by this because the fence doesn’t even go beyond where my driveway lines up to. In light of this, he’s asking that I downsize my fence and that the driveway that I’ve been parking in doesn’t even belong to me and is actually a part of his lot. I’ve attached pictures for reference so you can see how alarming and confusing this is. In some old photos I’ve found of the house, the previous owner had his fence situated exactly like how I have it now, which is puzzling. I find it hard to believe that a driveway that looks as old as my house actually belongs to an empty lot (with trees and shrubbery growing in it that seemingly hasn’t had a house in place of it for years).
So my question is: does anybody recommend any surveyor companies that can map out my property for a decent price point? Has anybody had any similar issues? I’ve contacted my title company but they don’t have any supporting documents to outline my property. Any and all advice is appreciated. Thanks in advance