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sanmigmike
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Much to my disgust my wife stopped us from seeing a lawyer and getting it surveyed. About two weeks ago we got a letter from his lawyer telling us that there is an easement and a written agreement for the road maintenence. (Just what I told him and what he said didn't exist!) We of course had last talked to him in June and now he is demanding we live up to the agreement he said didn't exist, not sure why the sudden rush. Considering that it has been a bit wet here in Oregon I am not sure that this is the time to doing much road work.
The story on using our land has gone from no mention of it, to "I am not on your land and if I was I would move off of it" to "There was a written agreement..." nothing in writing yet but I will go for that since it would stop him from trying to keep it. Also it wasn't recorded and the easement covers the use of the shared road.
Also our neighbor, the better one is also caught up in this but has also not paid him any money but they didn't get a letter...don't think that will look good. He has also blocked part of the easement with posts horizontal on the ground with rebar sticking up out of them...some of rebar has over a foot exposed. Yet it has been his trucks (two large box vans), employees and tractor work (turning his tractor on the road and chewing it up) damaging the road. I think my finding the easement paperwork and agreement has got him beyond thinking straight and at this point I am assuming it will have to be dealt with by lawyers and a court.
I'll try to come up with a drawing.
Oh, and to add to the joy, my wife broke her ankle (almost a week wait until she had surgery but it went well) and my daughter totaled her (our) truck. My wife had just started work to get health insurance. I think 2007 has to be a better year!
The story on using our land has gone from no mention of it, to "I am not on your land and if I was I would move off of it" to "There was a written agreement..." nothing in writing yet but I will go for that since it would stop him from trying to keep it. Also it wasn't recorded and the easement covers the use of the shared road.
Also our neighbor, the better one is also caught up in this but has also not paid him any money but they didn't get a letter...don't think that will look good. He has also blocked part of the easement with posts horizontal on the ground with rebar sticking up out of them...some of rebar has over a foot exposed. Yet it has been his trucks (two large box vans), employees and tractor work (turning his tractor on the road and chewing it up) damaging the road. I think my finding the easement paperwork and agreement has got him beyond thinking straight and at this point I am assuming it will have to be dealt with by lawyers and a court.
I'll try to come up with a drawing.
Oh, and to add to the joy, my wife broke her ankle (almost a week wait until she had surgery but it went well) and my daughter totaled her (our) truck. My wife had just started work to get health insurance. I think 2007 has to be a better year!