Neighborhood dispute – when disagreements between neighbors develop
In recent years, the topic of neighbor disputes has been a major focus of the media. TV shows focus on how even small conflicts can develop into exhausting disagreements between neighbors. What starts as a discussion about a fence, a hedge, a tree or a boundary can end in long-term conflicts that affect both the neighborhood and the property value. As a lawyer with […]
Property claim over private common road
A property claim over a private common road has now been confirmed by the Western High Court in a judgment from 22 February 2024 (BS‑37842/2022‑VLR). The case concerned a carport that had stood for over 20 years, placed by the previous owner on an area where the carport was actually located – and not just into the neighbouring property. The High Court ruled that a claim could be won […]
New ruling on traffic rights claim
On 14 August 2024, the court on Bornholm delivered a judgment in a case concerning right of way and claim, in which attorney (H) Søren Vasegaard Andreasen represented the defendant. The case concerned whether the plaintiff, who owns a property located 2 houses from the defendant on the coast near Rønne, had obtained a claim to use a path over the defendant’s property […]
Right of way over other people's property
The Land and Road Safety Act determines the extent to which one has the right of way over another person's real estate. The law primarily deals with special rules regarding loose livestock that encroach on another person's land. The law describes the rights and obligations one has when another person's livestock is on a […]
Claimed case won at Western High Court
The Western High Court has today ruled in another case regarding both property claims and right of way in favor of our clients. Attorney (H) Søren Vasegaard Andreasen has been handling the case for our clients since 2020. The case concerned two city properties in Skagen, which are currently used as summer homes. Both houses had new owners during 2019, and […]
What does a business cost?
How much does a boundary dispute cost? It is one thing to be right, it is another to be right. We often see that the costs of pursuing a case cause clients to refrain from pursuing a case that they would otherwise be able to win. Boundary disputes are a costly affair. There is an expense for the land surveyor, which is not […]
Paragraph The lawyers win landmark case on Bornholm
Paragraf The lawyers have assisted a citizen on Bornholm in a boundary case who had come into conflict with his neighbor about the location of the boundary between the two properties. The case was triggered by the neighbor starting to cut down trees in the disputed area, which both parties believed to be the owner of. On behalf of our client, we took […]
Business requires specialist knowledge – and we have it.
Attorney (H) Søren Vasegaard Andreasen has worked with neighborhood law and boundary disputes in cases all over the country for almost 20 years. According to unofficial statistics, there are approximately 50 boundary disputes per year throughout the country, and Søren advises one of the parties in a large proportion of these cases. The cases usually have one of two reasons. […]
When has one won respect?
As a rule, you only own the area that is stated in the cadastral map as belonging to the cadastral plot in question. However, over time, changes can occur as a result of, for example, hedges and fences having moved. In order to be able to claim the piece of land that runs between the cadastral boundary and the hedge or fence, […]
Have we won the battle?
Question: We don't really know where we stand on this matter. Our land extends 1.23 cm into our neighbor's land and 85 cm into another neighbor's land. We have had our summer house for 12 years and have been told by a third neighbor that our hedge and fence, where the dividing pipes are, […]
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