Disputes involving real estate boundaries and drainage can cover a wide range. Some of the most common disputes involve:

• Disagreement over exact location of property boundaries
• Inaccurate deed descriptions
• Adverse possession (person unlawfully occupying property claims ownership)
• How water drains from property
• Water rights (especially for agricultural properties)
• Water damage caused by water from neighbor's property
• Reasonableness approach (proof showing your neighbor did something unreasonable to alter their property, which changed the flow of water onto your property)
• Careless water damage (damage to your property caused by neighbor's careless actions, including failing to repair a broken water pipe)