Boundary Issues and Drainage Disputes
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)