My question involves real estate located in the State of: Massachusetts
Hi. I am in the middle of a territorial war with my dear neighbor. In order to gain access to my land on the side of my house that abuts with the neighbor's land I partially dismantled a 2 foot stretch of fence witch I believe based on all available evidence is entirely on my side of the property line (or at least substantially so). I realize that a land survey is the only way to know for sure, but in the 3 years I have lived there the neighbor has not suggested that the property line is anywhere other than where I have claimed it to be. Thus I always thought we had an understanding of there the line was.
Anyway the neighbor is now claiming, and has actually reported to the local police, that I have committed an act of vandalism and/or destroyed her property. This seems like it is just an attempt on their part to bully me into submission so that they get their way, since they would like to continue to encroach and tresspass on my property since there is sadly no actual boundary fence. Even if the instrument survey shows that the an inch or two is on her side of the property line it's still my fence right? Does here claim have any validity? How can I be vandalizing my own property?
Does anyone have any experience with similar situations?

