A Neighbor’s Construction Crossed the Boundary. How a New Hampshire Owner Resolved the Encroachment

CONCORD, N.H. — A Concord homeowner has settled a boundary dispute with a neighbor whose new garage was built four feet onto her land.

Under the agreement, the neighbor will pay $22,000 for a recorded easement allowing the garage to stay.

Tearing down the garage would have cost the neighbor far more. Leaving it without a written agreement would have clouded the homeowner's title.

Corvelline Law commissioned a licensed survey and traced both deeds to establish the line, then negotiated an easement and payment instead of a removal order.

The neighbor paid $22,000, and both sides recorded the easement and a new boundary agreement.

The homeowner gave up the four-foot strip for as long as the garage stands.

In encroachment cases, a recorded agreement can settle the title question for future buyers as well as the current owners.