Must pay for something he neither ordered nor wants

According to the landowner, the neighbors' wishes for a wider road came and that the Land Survey was linked to the case as surprises. No one had notified him in advance of what was going on until when the Land Survey in writing announced that his property was the subject of a land survey business. This means that a property can be changed in any way.

He also learned that it was the neighbor who contacted the authority.

- They told me nothing more than that my property was under investigation. I got no information about anything. I finally had to call the Land Survey and ask what it was about, says the property owner to SVT Nyheter Blekinge.

Only after that conversation did he realize that the neighbor wanted to see a widening of the existing road, which the neighbor has the right to use before.

And Lantmäteriet walked the neighbor's line even though the landowner did not want to widen the road. In addition, the authority wants SEK 61,000 from the landowner for work done.

- I have been called to a number of meetings which has resulted in lost working hours and now I also have to pay over SEK 61,000 for work I did not even order, he says.

The property owner says that during the whole process he tried to get the Land Survey's investigation asserted, but in vain. He also appealed against the decision to widen the road to the Land and Environmental Court. If the old decision gains legal force, he becomes liable for payment.

- Yes it is not a funny story and the feeling is a bit grotesque and that a private person can get an invoice of this large amount for something you have not ordered, he says.

The Land Survey does not want to comment on any details in the ongoing case, but merely refers to the authority's compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Nor does the Land Survey, in front of the camera, explain how the cost distribution between different parties works in principle.