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HELP!! (first time homebuyer, property line problem)

Hey guys! so, im super stressed out about this. i bought my first house earlier this week (townhouse) and the fence is in a state of disrepair, rotted and falling over in places. I wanted to see where the property line is so I don’t encroach when i build the new one, and when I checked with the tax assessors office I realized that the fence is built 20 feet away from where the property line actually is (majority of the neighbor’s yard is actually my property). I am planning on handling the entire fence replacement and not asking them for a penny, or asking them to contribute anything, basically just planning to tell them that I am replacing the fence and taking back my property that I just bought. I have a surveyor coming out in a couple of days to have official documentation before I go and talk to the neighbors, but i am freaked out. has anyone dealt with something like this before? how would you handle this or react if you were told by your neighbor that your yard encroaches 20feet over the line? are most people understanding with things like this or am I going to get my car keyed? can something like this usually be settled fairly between neighbors or does it usually wind up in court?

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