YEAH !! That fucking lunatic loathesome neighbor is moving out !!!

The BBQ Pit
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We have a very old couple living next door to us who we barely see, never hear, who don’t even park on the street, who clean their sidewalks the second it stops snowing, who don’t mow too early in the morning on weekends. I should say a prayer of thanks for them every day. My biggest fear is that since they are so old, they will die and new neighbours will move in. New neighbours like our last crappy neighbours. (They weren’t bad so much as they just stepped on our toes constantly.)

Congratulations, Cartooniverse! May you never see or hear from your new neighbours!

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Watch your back till she be gone.

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Have you considered a nice going away present of canned dog food?

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Think lottery tickets, days don’t get much luckier than this! :smiley:

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Gravy and slices type?

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Mmmm, kidneyriffic.

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Congratulations! I’m having a minor celebration myself as I think these people are finally gone and they’ve only been around a little less than a year. I can’t imagine dealing with it for 12 years.

Of course, the person in the condo downstairs is moving out so I’m going from a neighbor who was home maybe 2 nights a week to who knows what. At least I can try to enjoy the couple of months of peace while it’s up for sale.

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I’m not sure as far as criminal law goes, but in some states if you were to sue the owner for causing an injury, to win you’d have to show that the owner knew that the dog was dangerous. This is what’s normally meant by the “one free bite” rule – i.e., if it’s the first time the dog’s bitten anyone, the owner may not be liable; but if it’s bitten before, then that’s sufficient to show that the owner is aware of the dangerous nature of their dog.
Again, that’s only for some states; also - I’m not a lawyer. If you’re thinking of letting your saber-tooth tiger go on a kill-crazy rampage, consult an attorney first.

–KidScruffy

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Let us know when she’s gone and we’ll crack open some beers and celebrate! :smiley:

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Okay, am I the only one who’s mildly concerned that Cartooniverse hasn’t been back to give us an update?

Ruh Roh Relroy.

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thedoctordidnotwantmetohaveinternetaccessbecauseitwouldupsetmewhilethesuturesarestilloozing.

:smiley:

Hi. Been travelling. Okay. As near as I can tell, she’s out of the house ! Her curtains, which in her bedroom faced the front of my home, have NEVER been open. I got up in the dark today ( flew from NY to LA by way of O’Hare ) and saw a bit of light in the house ! Seems that those curtains are gone and a small light is on somewhere in that house.

Okay. Some replies

Lute Skywatcher, I live in a rural area. The mailperson places the mail in the box out by the road. For everyone on our road. So, I’ve no idea what she did or did not tell our mailperson but she got her mail the same way we did.

LouisB, I want to see new people move in. Then and only then will my long dark nightmare be over.

Seriously- I DO pity her new neighbors. She is a ragingly angry woman and that’s always sad to see. Not that she’s a woman, but that any person is SO alone, is SO furious at the world, as to not take much pleasure in life. I know she has two sons. One is a Top Gun pilot. Literally. About a year after we moved in, a very somber looking man showed up at my front door. He flashed a badge ( which even then amused me. Anyone can flash a badge… ) and told me he needed to ask me some questions about the son of the woman who lived in “that house” ( indicating her home).

First thing I did was ask for his laminate I.D. and call the number on it. Then I called Directory Information and checked that, in fact, I was calling the Department of Defense Investigations Unit in NYC. :eek: Ok. So the guy was for real. He was quite polite and patient while I checked him out. I never met the woman’s son, so couldn’t tell him much. Turns out he was moving through Top Gun school, and subsequent to that visit, he was stationed in Germany flying for NATO. The other son works on Broadway doing something or other.

No hint of adult partner.

I feel bad for her, but you know what? My sense of pity stops at the front door of my home, on the other side of which reside my spouse and kidlings.
phungi, with that huge wet canned pet food scare going on and more than ten pets dead of kidney failure, I’m not sure a can of food is a good parting gift.

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I’m happy for you, 'Toon. You’re obviously a much nicer person than most of us. After that initial encounter with her, I, for one, would’ve happily started scribbling “Unkown–Return to Sender” on all of her mail.

By the way, how could the next person not be a shade more sane than you former neighbor?

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I think you missed the point here. :wink:

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:dubious:

You do know that statements like this are known as “tempting fate” for a reason, right?

:eek:

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I know you said you’re happy with the accepted property line, but if she sold her house and knowingly lied about how much land was included, the new owners might be inclined to sue her for misrepresentation, or something.
Especially if you made a point of being helpful in advising their lawyer about where the line really is…

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Oooh, I love it. A parting shot.

But seriously, resolve any property issues now. Look at it from the perspective of the new owners. If you do it now, the old lady is the bad guy. If you wait, you are. And you DO want to resolve it. Lest in 5 years you hear these words “It just stopped running. And it costs too much to have a tow truck take it to the junk yard. Anyways, what do you care, it’s not like it’s on your property”

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Isn’t there some kind of law about de facto property becoming de jure property over time if the owner treated it as though he didn’t own it?

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It’s not that the owner of record treated the land as if he didn’t own it, it’s that over time the trespasser treated the land as if he did own it, and the owner of record did not object. It’s called “adverse possession,” but in most states common law adverse possession has been pre-empted (or supplemented) by statutes that say that unless you are paying taxes on the property, you can never adversely possess it. Don’t know if that’s the case in Cartooniverse’s jurisdiction, though.

Cartooniverse, since the Crazy Woman pulled out the survey stakes, you really don’t know what she’s representing as being the property line to prospective buyers. If you live in a rural area (as I gather) that hasn’t been subdivided, is there a survey recorded in either your chain of title or her chain of title that shows the property line? If not, you may want to try to obtain a copy of the survey done by the title company for your own records. And it might be a good idea to mention to the real estate agent if you see one that, hey, these trees make it look like the property line is here but actually it’s way over there. You might want to put some flagged stakes back up out there as well.

The reasons you might want to make a smallish “big deal” out of the property line issue are: (1) to assert your ownership interest over your own property; and (2) to prevent her from intentionally misrepresenting it to a buyer. If the buyer thinks he/she owns part of your land, you may later be looking at a “quiet title” lawsuit to determine the ownership of the disputed land. And while the buyers may have recourse back against the Crazy Woman seller for their lawsuit costs, you still would have to defend the suit.

IOW, if I knew that there was a misunderstanding or dispute over my property line, abutting property that was to be sold, I would try to clear up the misunderstanding now in order to avoid a problem down the road.

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Nothing worse then someone who just wants to be left alone.

An old lady, alone, with no friends, who’s afraid of men (wonder why) has a guard dog. The horror!

That heartless bitch!
Good thing your not vindictive and didn’t send a scathing retort via registered mail.

Of course, she probably realized that you could cause her to lose her dog, her only friend (and protector) in the world.

No police report so you could follow-up? So you could legal stuff like sending letters certified, hiring your own surveyors, suing a title company when things are misrepresented. Or maybe just not taking a cop’s word for something like dog bites.

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Doesn’t the new owner have to have a new title search done? That would delineate the property lines.
That, of course, implies she sold the property.

Cartooniverse I always knew you were destined for sainthood. :smiley: