[I-Hate-Hulse]

I live in an older neighborhood and my neighbor has ripped down the house and is putting in a single infill.

Communication from their end has not been good - they dug right up to the property line and had some dirt from our side of the line cave in (including a garden that was there). They have since agreed to restore the garden. They also ripped down a 3 foot high wire fence that was there before in the course of construction.

Here's the thing. They believe from their property survey that the previous fence was improperly built 1.5 feet inwards on their side of the fence. That is, they are going to rebuild the fence 1.5 feet closer to our house - which will obliterate the garden - let alone give it any light after a 6 foot fence is built. It will also impede access to that side of the house if it's moved in as our deck would be built right up against the revised "property line".

That also brings me to another concern - if I push this too far, could the City cite me for having built a deck right up against a property line, and I'd have to get an easement? This deck was built in 1981, not by myself.

Where do I stand here legally? What would be a suggested course of action? I'm thinking of asking for a copy of their property survey (is there a paper document?) that forms the basis of their moving the line. I'd like to have a face to face meeting with the new owner, but I'd like to know where I stand legally before I go into that meeting. Thanks!