My granduncle lives in a cottage and has a large garden to the rear (less than 1 acre in total including house).
Approx 4 years ago a man called and asked if he could rent the garden to graze his horses unfortunately my granduncle said yes. They paid him €30 for the year and moved in their horses since that time they've completely taken over, parking in his drive, coming and going as they please, putting up gates, making my granduncle feel uneasy in his own home.
His house is in a state of disrepair and approx. 2 years the council approved a grant to have his house fixed however the builder who was carrying out the repairs would not start until the tenants had moved their horses out.
The tenants concerned were contacted and they kept delaying and eventually refused to move. Unfortunately the grant has expired so if he’s to get his house repaired he’s to apply again.
They at one stage offered to purchase the garden for a ridiculous amount of money, he said no and coincidentally a few days later his windows were broken in. This incident was reported to the police however you can’t blame anyone if you haven’t witnessed the crime.
My granduncle sent the tenants a solicitors letter to move out however they responded saying they’d been there 14 years and they wanted compensation to move. The solicitor told him if he could get witnesses saying they were only there 4 years he could get them out however understandably no neighbour will go as a witness as the tenants are from a large family.
Also it costs €4,000 to take them to court and my granduncle does not have this kind of money. He basically can’t afford to pay a solicitor or pay compensation to move them out.
Can anyone give advise in this situation, can someone claim adverse possession on someone's garden?
Approx 4 years ago a man called and asked if he could rent the garden to graze his horses unfortunately my granduncle said yes. They paid him €30 for the year and moved in their horses since that time they've completely taken over, parking in his drive, coming and going as they please, putting up gates, making my granduncle feel uneasy in his own home.
His house is in a state of disrepair and approx. 2 years the council approved a grant to have his house fixed however the builder who was carrying out the repairs would not start until the tenants had moved their horses out.
The tenants concerned were contacted and they kept delaying and eventually refused to move. Unfortunately the grant has expired so if he’s to get his house repaired he’s to apply again.
They at one stage offered to purchase the garden for a ridiculous amount of money, he said no and coincidentally a few days later his windows were broken in. This incident was reported to the police however you can’t blame anyone if you haven’t witnessed the crime.
My granduncle sent the tenants a solicitors letter to move out however they responded saying they’d been there 14 years and they wanted compensation to move. The solicitor told him if he could get witnesses saying they were only there 4 years he could get them out however understandably no neighbour will go as a witness as the tenants are from a large family.
Also it costs €4,000 to take them to court and my granduncle does not have this kind of money. He basically can’t afford to pay a solicitor or pay compensation to move them out.
Can anyone give advise in this situation, can someone claim adverse possession on someone's garden?
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