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Is my land safe? A one-minute encroachment risk check
Answer four quick questions — when you last saw the boundary, who is on the land now, what kind of property it is and when you last checked the records — and get a simple exposure rating with next steps. It takes about a minute.
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30-second self-check
How exposed is your land?
How to use it
- Tell us when someone you trust last walked the boundary.
- Choose who is on the land now: nobody, a tenant, a relative or caretaker, or you’re not sure.
- Pick the property type and when you last checked the land record.
- Read your result and the two or three steps that would lower your risk most.
Why these four questions?
They cover the most common ways land slips out of an owner’s control. A long gap since anyone checked the boundary lets small changes — a moved fence, a new path, a shed — settle in unnoticed.
Who is on the land matters because use with your permission is different from use without it, and permission is easier to dispute when nothing is in writing. Property type matters because empty plots and unattended farmland are easier to occupy than a lived-in home. And an old record check means a changed entry could go unseen for years.
What does a higher risk score mean?
It doesn’t mean something has gone wrong. It means that if something did, you might not find out quickly. Most problems are much easier to fix when caught early.
For example, an empty plot not visited in three years, with no record check since purchase, is more exposed than a leased field with a written agreement that a relative visits each season.
How can you lower your land’s risk from abroad?
Download a current copy of your record of rights and check the ownership and cultivator columns. Put any tenancy or caretaking in writing. Keep tax receipts current. Ask someone to photograph the boundary once or twice a year.
Independent monitoring adds a regular check on both fronts. PlotPehra looks at every clear satellite image of your plot and, in 19 states, reads the official land record every week; a person reviews any change before alerting you on WhatsApp and email — no power of attorney needed.
What early signs of encroachment should you look for?
The common early signs are small: a new fence post or boundary wall, a path or track across the land, crops you didn’t arrange, dumped material, digging or a foundation. On paper, watch for a new name in the cultivator column or a mutation you didn’t apply for.
Any one of these deserves a closer look, not panic. Ask someone to photograph it, pull a fresh record copy, and compare with older satellite images to see when it began.
Questions people ask
Check three things: that a current record of rights still shows your name, that someone you trust has seen the boundary recently, and that anyone using the land has written permission. Regular satellite checks can cover the gaps between visits.
Long gaps without anyone checking, empty or unattended plots, informal arrangements with no paperwork, and records nobody has looked at for years. The risk check shows which of these apply to you.
No. It measures exposure, not what has happened. It tells you how quickly you would likely find out about a problem and what would help most.
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