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Message: [QUOTE="Dogdeacon, post: 3993292, member: 1026"] 1. You should read the final contract for sale of the house, if it says "as-is" you have zero chance of getting the former owner to pay anything, to accept any $ or legal liability. And practically speaking even if you have a case given that it wasn't a closing condition ($ reserved or repair required) and they have literally moved on it'll likely cost you just as much as you spend on legal to try and bleed $ from the previous owner who has already evidenced resistance to fixing the problem. 2. That wall is an eyesore and possibly dangerous for kids/pets with all the cinder-block holes. I think it'll enhance your value, liability and aesthetics to fix it so why not just do that rather than spend legal $ chasing the former owner or neighbor? I'd be inclined to fix it your way (getting a signoff from inspector/city) regardless of IF the wall is on your or neighbor's property. 3. But given that the neighbor is a horse's patoot the survey is absolutely step 1, best case is you determine the ownership and then agree on both the fix and the $ cost. Don't spend money on lawyers, fighting the city or contesting the issue with the neighbor; its ugly and a hazard so why not just make it better. [/QUOTE]