California | Real Estate Law
4/20/05, 8:20 pm
Legal Question
Retaining wall and garage on neighbors' property
I recently purchased a house that sits at the base of a hill. In my backyard is a retaining wall against the hillside where my neighbor's house sits. Recent rains have caused the wall to come apart, threatening a landslide into my yard. My neighbors and I had a survey done and found that the wall is on their property. It's very old and we don't know who built it. My garage also encroaches one foot onto their land and 3 feet onto another neighbor's land. I knew none of this when I purchased the property. Who is responsible for fixing the wall and what I do about the garage? I don't know when the garage was built, but it is at least 4 years old.
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