ᐅ Neighbor removes boundary marker and neglects to replace it
Created on: 4 Apr 2026 13:46
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Stein8786
Hello everyone,
We have the following problem: our neighbor removed the boundary marker during construction work. It was there before, and we can prove this with photos. We had previously talked about the boundary because he is not respecting it. For the past month, we have been asking what happened to the boundary marker and when it will be replaced. The only response we get is "we are working on it." The construction workers told us that the boundary marker is not necessary and that the metal rod is the boundary, but this is not an official boundary.
We want to start building our house soon. I think we will have to involve a lawyer because otherwise, we won't make any progress. This neighbor constantly threatens us with legal action or refuses to greet us. He even told us not to make a fuss over a few centimeters. Other neighbors have also complained, and he had to remove his wall because it was too high.
We don’t want to be petty, but by now, we no longer want to be taken advantage of.
We have the following problem: our neighbor removed the boundary marker during construction work. It was there before, and we can prove this with photos. We had previously talked about the boundary because he is not respecting it. For the past month, we have been asking what happened to the boundary marker and when it will be replaced. The only response we get is "we are working on it." The construction workers told us that the boundary marker is not necessary and that the metal rod is the boundary, but this is not an official boundary.
We want to start building our house soon. I think we will have to involve a lawyer because otherwise, we won't make any progress. This neighbor constantly threatens us with legal action or refuses to greet us. He even told us not to make a fuss over a few centimeters. Other neighbors have also complained, and he had to remove his wall because it was too high.
We don’t want to be petty, but by now, we no longer want to be taken advantage of.
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Stein87864 Apr 2026 16:3011ant schrieb:
08 I’m new here and replied again; I’m still getting used to how to respond to messages 😅
So, let's be entirely objective:
Why wait until after Easter? The 24/7 officers have more time on weekends, when it's (still) quiet because everyone is working in the garden or quietly celebrating Easter in good weather.
"Against unknown": The report goes for legal review to the solar thermal system department, which dismisses it because the publicly accessible land allows everyone to enter, so no suspect can be identified.
Citizens! 🙂
What exactly should be investigated here? There is no basis for any evidence-based investigation. We're not in a big city police precinct or a TV crime show where every minor detail is followed up with nose-to-the-ground sniffing and searches.
Official procedures don’t work that way.
Honestly, I don’t see anything.
With that, you remain the only ones—apart from the real thief.
11ant schrieb:
1) go to the police right after Easter to report the loss of the boundary stone ("against unknown," at least if you have no witnesses who saw who took the boundary stone)
Why wait until after Easter? The 24/7 officers have more time on weekends, when it's (still) quiet because everyone is working in the garden or quietly celebrating Easter in good weather.
"Against unknown": The report goes for legal review to the solar thermal system department, which dismisses it because the publicly accessible land allows everyone to enter, so no suspect can be identified.
11ant schrieb:
The investigation of the offender, including hearings and fines, is also not something you would have to deal with.
Citizens! 🙂
What exactly should be investigated here? There is no basis for any evidence-based investigation. We're not in a big city police precinct or a TV crime show where every minor detail is followed up with nose-to-the-ground sniffing and searches.
11ant schrieb:
unproven perpetration
Official procedures don’t work that way.
Stein8786 schrieb:
Here you can see the boundary stone behind the pink marked post. You can also see that digging took place on our property without permission and a foundation was poured into the ground.
Honestly, I don’t see anything.
Stein8786 schrieb:
we do know that the boundary stone disappeared because of their work.
With that, you remain the only ones—apart from the real thief.
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Stein87864 Apr 2026 17:20The construction workers told us that the boundary marker was replaced by the metal rod.
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Stein87864 Apr 2026 17:21M
MachsSelbst4 Apr 2026 17:37Concrete foundations from the neighbor have no place on your property. You might tolerate it, but you don’t have to, and it can cause serious problems later if you want to build something yourself.
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Stein87864 Apr 2026 17:38I think it is clearer to see it here. This is a picture from two months ago; he had to demolish his wall because it was 2.60 meters (8 feet 6 inches) high. The neighbor opposite had complained.
