Land Survey..Neighbor saying owns half my land...?

Hello having some major issues with our neighbor.He is saying that he owns a portion of our land and part of our home its sitting on.The house was built 43 years ago and his home was built later.My in laws owned the house for close to 20 years and now we've been here for 2.Included in this he is saying he owns a 3 feet strip behind the house..Which is very odd because someone elses corn field sits right behind this.Hard to explain.We can't afford to pay a ton to get the land surveyed so Im wondering what I need to do to get this settled.We are in Fountaintown Indiana.Any info would be great.Thanks

Land Survey..Neighbor saying owns half my land...?
The county court house (assessor) will have plat maps for you to look at that will show you the boundaries of the properties.


This happens more frequently if when the house was built they were building on a 1935 survey line, which at that time was done more by fence than county grid lines. If he has recently had a current survey done, it could be showing the corrected property lines, but I would think, as of here, the land your home sits on for 43 years would be grandfathered into a property agreement of some sort.


Good Luck!
Reply:the county auditor website should have the dimensions of both your lots. most times with an Aeriel photo with the property lines drawn over it
Reply:Contact the lands deed office in your area and they will advise you how to research the records.

buckles