After yesterday’s blog post in which the featured image had David Bowie as Hamlet turning the skull to his audience, I determined to commit myself to referencing his artistry with respect to boundary disputes this month. To this end my initial thought was to conduct analysis of the Super Tuesday results and what it all
Neighbors' Duty
Surveyors Against Lawyers v. Lawyers Collaborating with Surveyors
Drinking Milkshakes v. Fertilizing Fields
One of the funniest SNL skits of all time has Mick Jagger revisiting the show where he seeks to figure out what to do in front of Jimmy Fallon who acts as his “mirror.” In the beginning of the skit he does a ‘start me up’ in which he asks himself what he should do…
The Golden Rule – The More You and Your Neighbors Deviate from It, the More You Will Experience Pain
You think you can put your neighbor in the Hurt Locker. Right? Do you think that’s going to be easy? Don’t you think your neighbor is going to fight like hell to do the same to you?
No matter how angry, fearful, or both, you have no idea of the pain ahead should you…
Don’t Fight For a Pyrrhic Victory – Fight for Peace!
You are not here by accident. You have very real concerns. You have concerns about the land which you and your neighbor either now or soon will likely both be claiming. You have concerns about the many costs involved in a boundary dispute. You may even have concerns about what will happen if your matter…
Leave if Your Neighbors Show Their Guns
What is the general purpose of guns? This depends on who holds them. Some people want to hold them to protect themselves and property. Whereas others want guns to advance onto and possess the property of another. This is completely clear in an international setting.
And sadly this is also at times true in disputes…
When Do Bad Neighbor Relations Start?
Bad neighbor relations do not start when someone conducts a survey and identifies “potential encroachments”. See my post “Encroachments are not identified by Surveys – …” and the comments which follow. Instead, that is just the yield from past actions … or more likely ommissions.
Due largely to ignorance of the law of real property…
Kickin’ Up Dust at Joshua Tree National Forest
My family all got together for my brother’s birthday in Palm Springs over the mid-winter vacation. One of our outings was to Joshua Tree National Park which as many know has been made famous by U2’s album.
Well, I can’t offer anything better than my best Gomer Pyle — Surprise, Surpise, Surprise. Why yet again, there is evidence of…
Seattle Times: “The neighbor from hell can affect property values”
It’s now official! The Seattle Times reported late last week “the neighbor from hell can affect property values“. That was the headline, which required additional reading to determine in what direction property values are affected … right? Wrong! Of course, bad neighbors, if known by potential purchasers, may negatively impact real property values.
But for those…
Ballard Church to Host Homeless Car Campers
Driving back from a site visit in the soggy rain, I listened to a portion of KUOW‘s “The Conversation with Ross Reynolds“. This program, which you can find and listen to here, is briefed as follows:
You see them in many neighborhoods: cars and vans stuffed with possessions, homeless car campers. According to the nonprofit
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