Is your daughter in Pennsylvania? I thought that in PA if something is like that for 7 years it becomes property as property. The real estate offices are gonna get dragged into this as there was a certification of deed and inspection done before sale? I'd say rip it down, and tell the guy he didn't have to go to a lawyer. Pay for repairs to his ground and let it go to small claims court.
On Thu, 7 Jan 2010, Lenny McHugh wrote: > This will probably be long. I wish I knew how I could help my daughter. > There were a brother and sister that owned adjoining properties. The brother > built a carport on his and went over his sister's about two feet. Both knew > it and did nothing to change the deed. They listed their homes for sale and > neither of the sales agreements disclosed that fact. My daughter purchased > the one with the carport and a strange guy purchased the other. Shortly > after he started harassing them that the carport is probably on his > property. So he spent $300 to have it surveyed and the carport is in fact on > two feet of his property. Susan sought legal advice and was advised to try > and buy the two feet. Her husband spoke to the neighbor and he wanted them > to file a law suit against the brother who built the car port. Now every day > for two months or so he has made some comments about the carport, first he > said he did not care. Susan was under the impression that he was trying to > come up with a reasonable price to purchase. Well yesterday she received a > letter from his lawyer wanting Susan to pay $1500 legal costs, $300 survey > charges and $75 a month to rent the space. The space is 40 square feet. > Michael went over to tell the neighbor that he will be taking the carport > down. The guy said he did not want that to happen and he thought they would > go after the former owner. Today he told them that he still wants them to > pay his $1500 legal fee and $300 survey cost and a little more for > inconvenience. > I still think that they should just take it down and then go after the > previous owner because the property is not worth as much and it was > misrepresented by not disclosing. > --- > Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous > with many resources for the blind. > http://www.lennymchugh.com > Lenny > Please Copy and Paste into New Message to pass along. Use BCC line when > addressing. > Help stop identity theft. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list > just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > >
