Property line dispute in the suburbs - Page 4 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

cmac2012 · #46 05-09-2008, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 450slcguy

Fairly minor dispute here involving maybe 200+/- sq. feet. I sincerely doubt it would take more than 20 hours to litigate. 5-10k maybe, 30-40k rediculous. I'm not a lawyer, but that's my gut feeling.

You don't know this lady.

She has a cute house on a very quiet dead end street, paid for I'll bet, and yet she can't rest until Paul doesn't set foot on this bit of grass which is much closer to his house than hers. The panhandle bit on her lot was designed so she would have driveway access to her house, which she has, not as a front yard, as her attorney calls it.

Shared Driveway has not even used her carport for anything other than lawn tools as she would have to drive on Nut Job's lot to get to it. In fact, her house was designed and built with that it mind, as there is no vehicular access to the carport w/o going on NJ's lot! The whole thing started (the survey in '01) because NJ was pissed at SD for being on her land at all.

Meanwhile, Nut Job and family have driven across SD's lot for some 32 years w/o a complaint from SD.

I've done a bit of title searching on Contra Costa county's database to see if I can find any prior granting of easement rights. If Paul pays me, I'll do more. Could be tedious and I've already given him a lot of time over this. I'd rather he have money to pay me to continue our projects than have to shell it out to lawyers.

cmac2012 · #47 05-09-2008, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Dee8go

Oh, I didn't read all that crap, Carl. I just hopped right in with my erroneous opinions. No sirree, I don't need any facts in order to formulate my opinons, but you are certainly welcome!

I don't know why they can't just settle this with guns. It worked fine for the Hatfields and the McCoys . . . .

I knew I could count on you.

cmac2012 · #48 05-09-2008, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mgburg

Paul's square-footage is fine...Nutballs' would be drastically, if not improperly, reduced if he were to get title to it, thereby damaging her property's value altogether...

Paul may have bought a Pig-In-A-Poke with his property...his only option, if he wants "nutty-babe and child" out of his hair is to buy them out and raze the home...otherwise, for him...sell and run like hell...

I don't think her place is for sale and he'd have a hard time buying it, though it would be an excellent investment for him -- rental, and give him control of the scene.

I'm sure you're right about her selling him any land. Probably wouldn't even be legal as that lot would then be left with no street access if the shared driveway arrangement were to go completely south.

The El Cerrito planner I spoke with said something about near permanent easement arrangements being possible, I mentioned it to Paul, saying maybe he could pay her to do it, but he doesn't want to go there.