@12onyourside: A Petersburg homeowner is seeking answers after she was told a year into living in her home, her family’s backyard does not belong to them. Brittany Ellerbe and her husband bought a nearly 100-year-old home on South Dunlop Street in 2025. She said shortly after the couple marked one year of homeownership, a realtor representing the now former owner of a home on the adjacent Wilcox Street, came to their door.
How did the mortgage company approve her loan without a recent survey?
2026-10-28 17:33:20
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crystalflynn81 :
What taxes has she been paying?? Adverse possession means it's hers if she's been paying.
2026-10-28 18:53:25
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Sasha :
Surveys use to be mandated by banks & mortgage companies prior to closing. This is awful!
2026-10-28 17:11:52
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Ouiser :
Wait, the workers took down part of the fence and used it to line a different portion of the neighbor's lot? So they also stole a portion of her fence
2026-10-28 17:50:14
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jaymac644 :
I feel for really bad for her. However, she should’ve got a survey done when she put that fence in. I’m surprised the town didn’t require a survey when putting a fencing in.
2026-10-28 17:40:10
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Shawnonn Francis :
As soon as somebody would’ve knocked on my door, I would’ve been going to get a survey. I sure the fuck wouldn’t have wait a month.
2026-10-28 17:55:17
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KierraSharae :
She needs to get a surveyor out there ASAP. Get a second check from two surveyors just to be sure. Why do these problems arise every time someone puts up a fence? None of this chaos broke out until that fence went up.
2026-10-28 18:10:13
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SOS 🛟 America is drowning :
This is what happened when you don’t do a property surveys.
2026-10-28 21:21:21
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Cathy :
how u BUY A HOUSE WITHOUT SURVEY
2026-10-28 20:59:00
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clm :
If she didn’t get a survey when she purchased the home, she should’ve purchased a title insurance policy that covers boundary disputes. They didn’t mention this in the story, but hopefully she has title insurance.
2026-10-28 18:41:38
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Carrots :
Can you sue the real estate person??
2026-10-28 18:08:27
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Trigger Simms :
Some people is just wicked, whoever sold her the home scam her ass now she's in a fight for her backyard even if she step on her back step she trespassing
2026-10-29 00:34:21
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TheeSlam101 :
How can the city say its a matter between the two property owners when the city and county are the ones who define property lines on lots/parcels for home owners??? City & County records should undoubtedly show where the property ends and begins...
2026-10-28 19:03:04
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sexygyal76 :
but they can find the tax record immediately, this is too many failures
2026-10-28 17:22:20
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Chris :
I’ve owned a few houses and never had a survey done. The deed should identify the dimensions of the property.
2026-10-29 02:10:35
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. :
honestly the sellers should have to have a survey done before they can sell
2026-10-28 17:26:16
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Wendi💐 :
This firm is very shady. I’ve had an experience with them as well. But did you get a survey when you bought your house in 2025?
2026-10-28 17:23:07
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UnknownUser92 :
Oh wow. This is insane. I hope it works out for the best. I’m definitely making sure this is verified before I buy any home in the future
2026-10-28 15:56:58
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Distinge :
Sounds very intentional 😳
2026-10-28 17:43:25
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Sweet_Danetta :
This is why surveys are so important
2026-10-28 18:13:52
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Nativeleo3 :
Counter sue if possible.
2026-10-28 17:40:05
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Stephanie Elizabeth :
Adverse possession ?
2026-10-28 18:03:56
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Burnerphone :
Something similar happened to me. A guy was renovating and put a shed on our property. He said it was there temporary. He sold the property with a picture of the shed still on our property. A new owner bought the property. The previous owner took his shed but the new owner put a shed there thinking it was ok. We had to show him survey that it’s on our property. He moved it. We should have been assholes to the previous owner an told him to move immediately. But was trying to be neighborly.
2026-10-28 17:49:53
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Lenalean215 :
eminent domain. they have been using it all of these years, caring for it, it's theirs.
2026-10-28 20:00:24
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200.melany :
So she doesn’t have a backyard at all? Everything off that step is the neighbors yard?
2026-10-28 23:22:11
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