Sell Land With a Boundary or Survey Dispute in West Hills, TN
Boundary Dispute is a records problem more than a dirt problem, and Knox County records go back far enough to prove it. Deeds, plats, easements, and mineral reservations for Knox County are recorded with the Knox County Register of Deeds at the City County Building downtown, and the chain is searchable back well over a century. Curving streets, mature oaks, and West Hills Park in the middle: this is the postwar suburb Knoxville built when it first pushed west past Deane Hill. The land end of that market is West Hills, Westmoreland and Deane Hill and the acreage past Kingston Pike. No survey at your expense, no soil test, no clearing — send the parcel number and we do the digging.
What you are dealing with
Sound familiar?
- Two surveys that do not agree on where the line is
- A neighbor's fence, shed, or driveway across your boundary
- An overlap or gap between adjoining descriptions
- A survey bill nobody wants to pay to settle it
Where we see this around West Hills
In the West Hills area we see this most around Deane Hill, West Hills and Westmoreland and the Knox County ground near Kingston Pike.
- West Hills
- Westmoreland
- Deane Hill
Zip codes: 37909
How it works in Knox County
The local process, step by step
- Step 1
Records and surveys
Deeds, plats, and prior surveys are compared. Recorded plats generally carry more weight than a memory of where the fence used to run.
- Step 2
Occupation on the ground
Long-standing fences and use can matter. Tennessee recognizes adverse possession and boundary by acquiescence in defined circumstances.
- Step 3
Agreement or suit
Neighbors can sign and record a boundary line agreement, or a court can establish the line in a boundary dispute action.
Knox County offices involved
- Deeds and plats
- Deeds, plats, easements, and mineral reservations for Knox County are recorded with the Knox County Register of Deeds at the City County Building downtown, and the chain is searchable back well over a century.
- Planning and zoning
- Zoning and subdivision review inside the city and the county run through the Knoxville-Knox County Planning commission, with separate city and county zoning ordinances governing minimum lot size, setbacks, and hillside disturbance.
- Septic and soils
- Septic and soil evaluations for parcels outside sewer service are handled through the Knox County Health Department's environmental health program under state rules.
- Delinquent taxes
- Delinquent property taxes are collected by the Knox County Trustee. Parcels that stay unpaid are turned over to the Clerk & Master and sold at tax sale through Chancery Court, and a tax-sale purchase carries a one-year redemption period.
- Probate
- Probate is handled by the Knox County Chancery Court, Probate Division, at the City-County Building at 400 Main Street downtown. An executor with letters testamentary can sign a sale contract once the court has appointed them. Tennessee has no statutory right of redemption after a foreclosure sale in most deeds, but tax-sale purchases carry a one-year redemption period. Probate in Tennessee typically runs 6-12 months; a house can be sold during probate with court approval or by the executor once appointed.
Legal notes
- • Tennessee adverse possession periods vary depending on whether the possessor holds under color of title and whether taxes were paid.
- • A recorded boundary line agreement is usually far cheaper than litigation.
- • Surveyors are not lawyers -- a survey shows a line, it does not adjudicate ownership.
- • This is general information, not legal advice.
Your options
- • Order a new survey and negotiate directly with the neighbor
- • Sign and record a boundary line agreement
- • File a boundary dispute action
- • Sell for cash and let us take on the line and the neighbor
How we handle it
Selling this parcel to us in West Hills
We buy parcels with unresolved lines. We order and pay for the survey when we need it, and we deal with the adjoining owner directly rather than putting you in the middle of a dispute you did not start. You are not required to resolve anything before selling to us.
West Hills is twenty minutes from the office, and we can usually get out there the day you call.
Our process
Three steps, no surprises
- 1
Tell us about the house
Call or send the address. We ask about condition, timing, and what is going on -- not for photographs or a clean house.
- 2
We walk the property
We look at it ourselves as a licensed contractor and price the repairs from real numbers instead of a padded guess.
- 3
Written offer, your date
You get a written, no-obligation offer, usually within 24 hours. You pick the closing date; we can close in as little as seven days.
FAQ
Boundary Dispute in West Hills: common questions
- Where are Knox County deeds and easements recorded?
- Deeds, plats, easements, and mineral reservations for Knox County are recorded with the Knox County Register of Deeds at the City County Building downtown, and the chain is searchable back well over a century.
- How well do you know land around West Hills?
- Well enough to price it. We buy across Knox County, including near West Hills Park and around West Hills, Westmoreland, Deane Hill. West Hills is twenty minutes from the office, and we can usually get out there the day you call.
- Are utilities available on West Hills area land?
- Water, sewer, and electric availability varies sharply by parcel here -- KUB serves much of the urban area while outlying parcels depend on utility district lines and well or septic.
- The neighbor has mowed part of it for twenty years. Does he own it?
- Maybe, maybe not. Length of use, taxes, and whether it was permissive all matter. We price the risk and take it off your plate.
- Will you pay for the survey?
- Yes, when one is needed for our purchase.
- Can I sell only the undisputed portion?
- Sometimes, with a survey and a new legal description. We will tell you if that is the cleaner route.
No obligation
Get your West Hills land offer
No survey, no soil test, no cleanup, no commission. Send the parcel number and we will come back with a written number.
Boundary Dispute in West Hills
No obligation, no fees, no repairs. Tell us about the property and you get a written cash offer within 24 hours of the walkthrough.
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