Most people feel much the same way about property.
If people don't stay put, however, encroachments result. That means your neighbor's building, roof overhang or swimming pool crosses the property line and extends onto your land. These occurrences generate no joy, but they can produce large legal expenses. In Hobbs, for example, three companies controlled by Alfred and Maritia Keeling decided to build a truck stop, store and travel center. So Keeling sold its excess to Mickey D. Welborn, who paid off the deal and received a deed in 1997.