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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Eric,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I dealt with this exact situation recently. I represented the neighbor that was encroached upon, with the neighbor's main house was encroaching by 5 feet!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The way we worked it out was a 3-way negotiated solution between my client, my client's title insurer, and the neighbor. The neighbor sent a letter claiming adverse possession, and I convinced my client's title insurer that it should accept coverage without the necessity of a quiet title suit being filed. It took quite a bit of coaxing, but they eventually agreed. They assigned a claims attorney to the matter, who worked with me and the encroaching neighbor to agree on a new boundary line, process a BLA, a settlement agreement between the neighbors, and finally a diminution in value appraisal and settlement agreement between my client and the title company. The whole process took 18 months and required a good deal of patience, but in the end everyone was happy. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Erik<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D573A'>Erik G Marks</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#4D573A'> </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4D573A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D573A'>Attorney at Law</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4D573A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br>2255 Harbor Ave SW</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Suite 203</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Seattle, WA 98126</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>office: 206-264-4598 <br>cell: 206-612-8653<br><br></span><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0000FE'>erik@egmrealestate.com</span></u><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>