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Legal Topics: Boundaries, Easements and Adverse Possession

Statutes: (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

  • Minnesota Statutes, Topics: Adverse Claims to Real Property, Adverse Possession, Boundaries, Easements.

    Resources, Minnesota:

  • Boundaries, Access & Surveys. (Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2011) KFM5523.B6 B68 2011.
  • Dunnell Minnesota Digest, Minnesota's legal encyclopedia, has articles on Boundaries and on Adverse Possession.
  • Neighbor Law. (Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2010) KFM5523.B6 N44 2010. Has chapters on Easement Primer, Property Line Disputes, Lake Frontage and Riparian Rights, and When All Efforts Fail.
  • Issues Unique to Recreational and Lake Shore Property. (Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2010) KFM5512 .I87 2010.

    • Resources, general:

  • Boundaries and Neighbors FAQ, from Nolo.
  • Neighbor Disputes, from Nolo.
  • Jordan, Cora. Neighbor Law: Fences, Boundaries and Noise. (Nolo, 2006) KF639.Z9 J67 2006.

    • Print resources are available at the Law Library and in many county law libraries around the state.

    TO FIND MORE: Suggested subject headings in the online catalog are: Adjoining Landowners, Boundaries (Estates), Riparian Rights, Servitudes, Fences--Law and Legislation.

    DISCLAIMER:  As librarians and not lawyers, we can suggest resources but cannot give legal advice (such as which form to file), or legal opinions, (such as how a statute might apply to particular facts.)  To do so could be considered the unauthorized practice of law.  Even though we try to suggest materials that will be of help, further research is usually required to find a complete and correct answer.  For many questions, the best answer may be to consult an attorney.  For links to resources on finding an attorney, see http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/selfhelp.html#atty.

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