[WSBARP] Shot in the Dark

[Catherine Clark]

Well, I'm not entirely sure that City dwellers behave any differently.

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From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Tim Knowling
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 2:52 PM
To: WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
Subject: Re: [WSBARP] Shot in the Dark

None of my suggestions should be acted on either.

Tim Knowling
LAW OFFICES OF TIMOTHY J. KNOWLING
1833 N 105th  Street      Suite 101
Seattle, WA  98133
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From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com<mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> [mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Craig Gourley
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 2:35 PM
To: WSBA Real Property Listserv
Subject: Re: [WSBARP] Shot in the Dark

Several suggestions, none of which are legal.

Gourley Law Group
Snohomish Escrow
The Exchange Connection

1002 10th Street / PO Box 1091
Snohomish, WA 98291

360.568.5065
360.568.8092  fax
Craig at glgmail.com<mailto:Craig at glgmail.com>

From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com<mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> [mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Paul Neumiller
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 2:33 PM
To: wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com<mailto:wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
Subject: [WSBARP] Shot in the Dark

As is typical in a rural county, written easement calls for 60 foot access easement but the actual crushed aggregate road is about thirty feet wide.  Client has a plant hedge about 25 feet from actual road with a mowed lawn abutting the actual road (that is, the lawn is in between the hedge and the actual road.  Now, dominant easement holder is driving on client's lawn by about three feet (but still part of the easement) and is threatening to "tear out" the hedge "because I have a right to and you can't stop me."  In fact, there are about 10 servient tenements he is doing this to.  He is a retired Department of Transportation employee so he says he knows his rights and the law.  Unfortunately,  Littlefair vs. Schulze, 169 WnApp. 659 (Div. 2, 2012), says, basically, he (dominant tenement) can do this.

Are there any cases or anything out there that says enough is enough, the road is already a flat, unobstructed, straight 30 feet wide road.  You don't need any more so stop bullying your neighbors just because you may have the right?  All parcels are at least 2.5 acres.  Any ideas other than going to the guy, hat in hand, and asking for mercy?


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