Land Use Controls
A property surveyed and found to extend over a neighbor's boundary line has created a/an:
- aEasement
- Encroachment
- cLicense
- dLien
Answer: B · Encroachment
An encroachment is an unauthorized physical intrusion of a structure (fence, eave, driveway) onto adjoining property. Common trap: students call it an easement; an easement is a legal RIGHT to use, while an encroachment is a wrongful intrusion.
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