A
structural encroachment is a concept in
American real property law, in which a piece of
real property hangs from one property over the property line of another landowner's
premises. The actual structure that encroaches might be a tree, bush,
bay window, stairway, steps,
stoop, garage, leaning fence, part of a building, or other
fixture. Some attorneys classify it as a type of
easement, related to an
easement in gross, while some scholars classify such as one type of encroachment.