Definition
The legal limits of your property establishing what land you have rights to. Property boundaries are defined by surveys and deeds and are critical for home improvements.
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Property boundaries are established through surveys, deeds, and property descriptions that use either metes and bounds or lot-and-block descriptions. Boundary disputes can arise when neighbors' structures encroach onto your property or when your structures encroach onto neighbors' property. A professional survey clearly identifies boundary lines and is important to review before purchasing.
Pro Tip
If planning improvements, verify exact boundaries first through a survey to avoid costly encroachment issues.
Example
A survey reveals that a neighbor's fence encroaches 6 inches onto the buyer's property; the buyer negotiates with the neighbor to move the fence to the correct boundary line.