The fence has been there since 1974, and it is in the wrong place.
Boundary problems stay quiet for decades and surface the moment somebody orders a survey. Then the sale stops while two neighbors argue about six feet.
Sell around the disputeHow boundaries drift
Old deeds described land by metes and bounds referencing trees, stones, and fence lines that no longer exist. Later surveys used better instruments and found the descriptions overlap or leave gaps. A driveway, shed, or fence built decades ago sits across a line nobody knew was there.
In rural Kentucky this is extremely common, because a lot of parcels trace back to descriptions written long before modern surveying.
Adverse possession changes the analysis
Kentucky recognizes adverse possession, and the statutory period is fifteen years, with requirements that the possession be actual, open, notorious, exclusive, hostile, and continuous throughout.
That means a neighbor who has openly used a strip for decades may have a claim to it regardless of what the deed says. Whether they do is a legal question with real consequences and it is worth a Kentucky attorney's opinion rather than a guess.
Selling without resolving it
A financed buyer generally cannot close over an unresolved boundary issue, because the title company will except it from coverage and the lender will object.
We buy with the dispute in place and take on resolving it, whether that means a boundary line agreement with the neighbor, a corrective deed, or an action. Tell us what the survey showed and what the neighbor has said.
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Question 1 of 5
What people ask about this
Do I need a survey before selling to you?
No. If you already have one, send it, including any older survey, because comparing them is often how the problem gets understood.
The neighbor built a shed on my land. What now?
Depending on how long it has been there, it may implicate adverse possession. Ask a Kentucky attorney before you demand anything or agree to anything.
Can a boundary problem be fixed without court?
Often yes, with a boundary line agreement or exchange of corrective deeds if both neighbors cooperate. Cooperation is the variable.
Often it is more than one thing at once
Sell around the dispute.
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