Josh Shapiro to neighbors: Get off my lawn

"At issue is a narrow 10-foot-wide peninsula, a comically small spit of land along the Shapiros' property line that broadens slightly into a small chunk of someone's backyard. Whose yard depends on whom you ask. On paper, the land belongs to the Mocks. But the Shapiros, seeking to build a security fence, have claimed in court to have squatters' rights, a longtime feature of property law."

"Now it's devolved into dueling lawsuits, accusations of political motivations, state police interventions and angry yard signs. Shapiro claims that for more than two decades, he has cared for the contested area as his own land. The Mocks, who have been paying taxes on the disputed segment, see it as a land grab from the most powerful man in the state. Drones have been flying overhead, and a secondary squabble has erupted over removing a large tulip-poplar tree."

In a Philadelphia suburb, Governor Josh Shapiro and neighbors the Mocks are engaged in a dispute over a narrow 10-foot peninsula along their property line. On paper, the peninsula is taxed to the Mocks, while the Shapiros assert they have occupied and cared for the area for decades and claim adverse possession to justify building a security fence. The conflict has produced dueling lawsuits, accusations of political motivation, state police interventions, drones overhead, angry yard signs, and a separate disagreement about removing a tulip-poplar tree. Republican challenger Stacy Garrity has used the dispute in campaign materials, and the Mocks have hired prominent Republican lawyer Walter Zimolong.

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