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My deed has my neighbor's property on it aswell as ours The previous owner owned both parcel 1 and 2 We purchased parcel 1 and my neighbor parcel 2 Is it an error that their parcel is on my deed?
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∙ 14y ago
Absolutely. If you have the deed to their land, for all lawful purposes, it means that it is your land! You own it because you have the deed. You are even entitled to sell their parcel (not that you would, but you could).
On the down side, because you are registered as the owner of his land, when it comes time to pay property tax, the bill will come to you. Since the land is in your name you will be on the hook to pay for it.
You and your neighbor have to have this straightened out because it is the makings of a nightmare and lawsuits down the road. It looks like it's time to take a trip down to City Hall.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoEvery Deed gives a Property Description, including how it was partitioned or parceled over the years. This section is usually written in the middle section of the deed and gives the Mets and Bounds, including adjoining land owners. If you visit the Courthouse, the Deeds Office has Grantor (seller) and Grantee (buyer) indexes. Look up the former owner's name. There should be TWO deeds separately recorded for you (under your name in the Grantee index) and for your neighbor (Grantee Index) with the same seller's name. Compare the two deeds. (Look at another person's deed so you can notice how Deeds are similarly worded. The Mets and Bounds section helps to keep track of the "history of owners of one piece of land"--- all the way back to the original Land Patent. For example, A Title Researcher can trace a 2014 Deed of Sale back to say, 1813, when the very first owner got a Deed! )
If you cannot understand whether the deeds are recorded properly as 2 separate owners now, go to the desk and speak to a Court House worker in the Deeds office. Ask them to explain how you can know the deeds ARE separate. If you are still in doubt, pay for a Xerox of the neighbor's deed. and take it and your deed to a property law attorney.
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