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| How Much Of My Driveway Is Really On My Property? |
| My neighbor claims that a driveway on my property must be at least 9 feet from his house. I have never heard of such a code and cannot find information on what if any restrictions apply. I am having my land surveyed and would like to know if there are any restrictions on how far from the property line I can install a fence, driveway, plant or bushes. How do I obtain this information in Arlington, Massachusetts?
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| Will Escrow Ever Close? |
| I recently purchased a piece of land and as a condition of the sale the seller agreed to cut a county road that runs adjacent to the property. At closing we esrowed $10,500 dollars for the said work. We are now 3 months past closing and the work has not started. The sellers real estate agent has been evasive with regard to when the work will be completed(only that he is having a difficult time getting the survey done). What are my rights?
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| Who Has Rights In The Right Of Way? |
| My neighbor's driveway encroaches onto my private property. I know under the law a judge can issue a court order to make my neighbor remove the encroaching portion of the driveway when "adverse possession" is not an issue. What does the law say about the portion of the driveway that continues onto the town boulevard, within the public road allowance, and is now creating a "form" of encroachment in front of my lot rather than on my lot. When I say "in front of my lot" I am referring to the area of the boulevard contained between the projection of my lot's two side property lines outwards towards the street. Under the law what rights does a property owner have with respect to a public road allowance that abuts directly in front of the property owner's land? I pay local taxes based on the frontage of my lot. I can even be subject to pay "local improvement charges" for that specific section of pipe for a new public water or sewer system which is to be laid within my frontage. Do I not have any rights with regard to that land? |
| Can We Have The Basketball Court In Our Development Removed? |
| The builder of our development used the utility right of way to build a playground and a basketball court directly across the street from my home. Upon completing the development, the builder turned the maintenance of the park over to the township. The basketball court is only 23 feet away from the curb which puts it 93 feet from my front porch. We have complained to the police who try to help but that only turns out to be a temporary solution. The court causes excessive noise, trash and too many other problems to list here. The township recreation board does not seem interested in helping. We want the backboards removed. |
| Can My Neighbors File An Action To Force Me To Keep My Dogs From Barking? |
| My neighbors do not like the fact that I own four german shepherds. I have fenced in two acres for them to run on. However, they sometimes bark at night and keep the neighbors up. They call in the middle of the night and ask us to quiet them and we comply with their wishes. Now, we have found out that they are consorting with the surrounding neighbors to try and file some type of legal action. What type of legal action can these neighbors file against us? |
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