This seems to be a good thread to post up neighbour / boundary / party structure issues that people have encountered with their homes and how they were / were not resolved.
The above piece of legislation appears to be fairly wide-ranging. It remains to be seen how it will be enacted or will it have any effect on the typical 'small' issues that get seriously out of hand. Recourse to the courts will most likely, and should, remain a last resort. Issues should be dealt with in a neighbourly manner if at all possible.
But what happens when you come up against an obstructive neighbour who really just doesn't care about legislation? Its a civil matter so the Gardai can't help. Injunctions and court actions are costly, take time, and may even be something that many typical home owners can not even consider.
As an architect and a homeowner I have seen the effect of these issues from both sides. They cause stress, anxiety, time, money...
If we share some knowledge & experience here it may well be very helpful to someone:
- planning an extension, - who's neighbour is planning an extension, - who has new neighbours making incorrect assumptions about boundaries etc, - who needs to agree maintainence of boundary walls & fences, - has had damage caused to party structures (or indeed their own structure mistaken for a party structure), - has been affected by encroachment, - needing access to unblock common drainage etc...
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