I bought a house and the seller subdivided the land. There is a green house which sits on both properties. The green house needs to be removed. Is there anyone that you can recommend that will move the green house onto my property? I’ve called around and been unsuccessful reaching anyone that will move it.
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I can understand why you are having trouble locating someone to move your greenhouse. Moving a structure is a difficult task in the best of circumstances, but when the structure is a greenhouse, it would seem even more so. To move any building, it has to be first be reinforced to prevent “sway” which is what would happen if the building were to move side to side. The weakest part of any wall are the openings and since greenhouses are mostly glass, I’d imagine that moving it would be extremely difficult or even if it could be moved, perhaps even more costly than building a new one from scratch. A lot of this would also depend on how the building was initially constructed. For example, if this was a greenhouse built on a concrete slab, it really has no floor structure that’s a part of it so you’d really only be moving the walls, which again, might not even be possible.
Plus, dont forget that the new building or new location would need to meet current zoning laws, which would dictate where on your property the building could be located, or even IF you can add the building at all.
When you bought the house, this issue should have been discovered and disclosed by the company that did your survey. If it wasn’t, that’s a big problem and I’d speak with an attorney about what options you may have. Discovering that a building falls across two property lines is exactly the kind of issue a survey should discover and disclose.
Given the above, you might want to simply consider building a new green house using one of the many available and affordable green house kits.
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