Neighbor power pole "conflict"

[Michael Klinger]

Just closed on a fixer, single family for what we intend as a fix and hold.

Out of the gate the first "issue" is a note on the door from the neighbor stating that "we must get our power lines off 'his' power pole." The pole is in his yard at the border to ours and feeds all utilites to his house and ours.

I'd imagine that even if he or any previuous owner of that property paid for the pole that there is an easement on the pole for use as needed by by power, phone and cable. It looks like its all been there for years.

Any insight on how this is goint to play out?

[Aaron K.]

It is almost certainly an easement if he wants to make an issue of it have him take it up with the local government who is going to know a hell of a lot more on the subject than you and us fine folks on the internet.  It will also let him (likely) spin his wheels against someone that is not you.