(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks speaks during a news conference in Yardley, Pa., Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Shapiro will deliver his second budget proposal to Pennsylvania lawmakers Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, with a firmer grasp on how he wants to pursue top priorities and his state in a strong fiscal position. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Montgomery County, PA) Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and one of his neighbors have now filed competing lawsuits over a property boundary and fence at their Montgomery County homes. The dispute is who controls a comparatively small piece of land that borders the Abington property of the Shapiros and property that is owned by Jeremy and Simone Mock. The Shapiros say that a fence on the disputed property has been there since before the governor and his wife, Lori, purchased their home in 2003. In court documents that were filed Monday, both parties allege they control the land, and have each asked a judge to rule in their favor and bar the other party from using the property. The Shapiros and the Mocks are also looking to be awarded monetary damages.