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Title & Boundary Dispute Law in Georgia

Finding out that property lines are improperly drawn and learning that you have been partially occupying your neighbor's land, or vice versa, can create some fairly serious legal issues.

It's normally possible, though not always easy, for neighbors to come to a resolution of these disputes on their own. If the neighbors happen to like one another, and the difference between the actual property lines and what they believed the property lines to be is extremely small (a foot or two, for example), they might simply decide to go on as they had before. This is certainly a desirable solution in the short term, since it saves everyone a great deal of time and energy. However, in the long term, this can cause problems, particularly if one neighbor decides they want to enforce the legal property lines down the road.

However, it's more common for the neighbor whose land is being encroached upon by the other neighbor to seek enforcement of the legal property lines. The other neighbor will almost certainly want to use the property as he had been, since enforcing the legal property lines would cause him to lose some of "his" land.

Title disputes in Carrollton, Georgia, on the other hand, involve questions of ownership over an entire parcel of land. This confusion can sometimes arise from improperly recorded deeds, resulting in inadvertent (and, occasionally, deliberate) sales of the same parcel of land to multiple people. Obviously, each buyer wants to be the one who takes title, especially if it seems unlikely that they'll be able to get their money back. This can lead to some very heated disputes.

Possible Outcomes of Boundary and Title Disputes in Carrollton, Georgia

Courts have many tools at their disposal to resolve boundary disputes. One way is to simply re-draw the property lines to reflect how the neighbors had been using the land before the discrepancy was discovered. This doesn't truly change the position of either neighbor, and is sometimes the fairest result. This is most commonly done because the neighbors were both aware of the legal property lines, and that they differed from how they were using the land, and went on using the land anyway.

A court might do the opposite, and decide to enforce the property lines as they're drawn. This will generally benefit one neighbor and hurt the other. A court will probably do this if one neighbor knew that his land was encroaching onto another person's property, and actively tried to hide that fact from his neighbor. Obviously, such bad behavior shouldn't be rewarded. Conversely, if the neighbor whose land was being encroached upon knew about the discrepancy, and did nothing about it, the court will probably change the property lines to reflect this prior use, to prevent that neighbor from being rewarded for "sitting on his rights."

In the case of disputes over title, courts have to figure out who owns a particular piece of real property. Courts will consider many factors, and there are some difficult and (in some cases) antiquated legal issues that guide Carrollton, Georgia courts on these matters.

Without going into too much detail, the person who recorded their deed first will be the one who takes ownership, provided he or she did not know (or had no reason to know) of the existence of the other deed.

What Can A Carrollton, Georgia Attorney Do?

The legal problems that can come up in boundary and title disputes can get very difficult. Given this fact, and the high stakes of such disputes, most people shouldn't approach these problems without good legal representation. It should therefore go without saying that the counsel of a reputable Carrollton, Georgia real estate attorney is essential in most of these disputes.

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Life in Carrollton

Carrollton, Georgia is located in West Central Georgia, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. As of the 2000 census, its population is about 20,000.

Carrollton is home to the University of West Georgia, which is considered one of the best colleges in the Southeastern U.S.

Carrollton, Georgia remained, for much of its early history, a frontier town. Getting goods and services there was quite difficult until the construction of a railroad in 1874. As a result of this, it was comparatively untouched by the American Civil War. After the railroad arrived, however, Carrollton, Georgia saw an economic boom, and became a major manufacturing center for the region, especially in textiles.

While the textile industry is not as important as it once was, manufacturing is still a major force in Carrollton's economy. Southwire, the largest manufacturer of wire and cable in the world, was founded, maintains its headquarters, and employs more than 1,500 people in Carrollton.

Carrollton enjoys relatively mild temperatures, and extreme weather conditions are quite rare in the area. Carrollton also boasts a small but vibrant local music scene.

Carrollton, Georgia lawyers are ready to help you out with whatever legal issue you might face. If you have any legal problem whatsoever, you shouldn't hesitate to call a Carrollton, Georgia attorney.

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