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It’s hard enough dealing with a property line dispute without having a neighbor make the whole thing worse.

One homeowner is dealing with that after installing a privacy fence using the proper permit and survey information.

At first, everything seemed fine, but then the new neighbor insisted the property line was wrong.

Soon after, the homeowner caught him on video removing one of the metal property markers near the fence.

Now, he’s calling police and complaining about a security camera that watches the property line.

Read on to see exactly why the homeowner is so frustrated.

I’m at a Loss

Neighbor removed property marker and is now calling police on us. What can we do?

We’ve lived in our home since 2022 and had a great relationship with our previous neighbors. They sold earlier this year, and we had no issues with the new neighbors until we installed a privacy fence this week.

We had the proper permit and survey information and made sure the fence was on our property.

After installation began, the neighbor started messing with the workers.

Day 1 of installation was fine.

On Day 2, our neighbor told the fence crew the property line was wrong and claimed he had moved the property markers inward onto his property so he would know if someone was “definitely” on his property. The crew remeasured using the survey and located the metal survey pipes still in the correct locations, so they continued.

On Day 3, I got video of him physically removing a metal property marker near the fence. He claimed he had put it there himself and therefore could remove it, but I know the marker predates him owning the property. We called the police mainly to document what happened.

Now we have a security camera watching the fence/property line area because we don’t trust him not to mess with anything else.

When the homeowner came home, he was met by a state trooper.

Today, I came home to a state trooper because the neighbor complained that we were “spying on him” while he was in his pool. The trooper told us we have every right to have the camera there.

I already have a surveyor coming back out to resurvey and mark the property.

My concern is that the police calls and complaints are going to continue.

At what point could this become harassment, and what should we be doing now to protect ourselves/document everything? Also, after the survey is completed, what can I legally put above ground as a permanent, visible property line marker so there is no question where the line is? Located in NY.

Yikes. Living by people like that is never easy.

Let’s take a look at what people over at Reddit think about it.

This is a good idea.

That’s an interesting thing to do.

Well, okay then.

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Here’s someone who had a similar experience.

This guy needs to leave the property line alone.

The homeowner has already done everything the right way, so there’s no reason for him to keep moving markers or calling police.

Getting the surveyor back out is a good move, but they should also keep saving every video and complaint.

If he keeps this up, they may eventually need all of that proof to show exactly who has been causing the problem.