united-states property civil equity
If you build around 75% of a house on a neighboring lot, who has permission to live in that house?
<p>I'm sure that long ago I read something about a building built where a percentage of that building was on the footprint of a neighboring lot, but I'm struggling to find information about the topic.</p>
<p>How much say could a plaintiff have to eject someone living in a house that is at least three quarters NOT on the property of the plaintiff?</p>

<p>If Alice builds (or hires someone to build) a building, whether house, shed pavalion, gazebo, garage, or whatever, so that part of its footprint is on Bob's proprty, Bob can demand that Alice remove that portion, and a court will enforce that demand. Bob can contract with Alice, in return for not enforcing such a demand, that he have access to, or part ownership of, the building. (Or anything else he and Alice agree on.)</p>
<p>Something like this occurs with a pavilion in the story &quot;The Ambassador from Wall Street&quot; by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Auchincloss" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Louis Auchincloss</a>, part of the collection <em>Powers of Attorney</em>.</p>
