You can pass on your neighbor's land if it does not exist no other way to make your repair work for your own good.

This work must be necessary (e.g. failure to complete it jeopardizes construction) or imposed (e.g. by regulation or court order).

However, the exercise of this right requires your neighbor's agreement. He'll allow temporarily to pass on his land.

You must formalize this agreement in writing. In this paper, it is recommended to define the following:

• Duration of work
• Passage dates and times
• Crossing attitude (width, scaffolding, etc.)
• Precautions to be taken to avoid damage to the terrain

You can use a template letter to write your mail:

Ask for permission to enter the neighboring land to do some work at home

If your neighbor refuses or if you don't get an answer, you may want to consider using a conciliator of justice (free of charge) or mediator (fee-based approach). You can also use a participatory procedure (paid approach with recourse to a lawyer).

If the disagreement persists, you can make an appeal to the court of justice of the place where your property is located.

Authorization is granted by the judge only in one of the2 cases following:

• There is no other technical solution to do your job
• There is another solution to do your work, but this solution is excessively complex.