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<p class="MsoNormal">A city street or alley can only be vacated per the city code on vacation which in Westport is by application I don’t know how you can institute a quiet title action agist the city to vacate a street on any theory of adverse possession against
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Inge Fordham<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 8, 2023 6:41 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] PC Looking to File QT Lawsuit in Westport<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">PC is looking for an attorney to file a quiet title action against the City of Westport to: “<span style="color:black">to acquire the parcel of land abutting our recently purchased vacant lot.” PC further reports: “</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">I
have called the City of Westport and talked to the clerk; she said that there are two ways we can acquire the land. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">First is to file a Street/Alley Vacation Request with the City of Westport, which restricts public access but not private access. This means if a neighbor wants access, we have to give them access. We do not want this route. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Second is to file a Quiet Title Action which restricts both public and private access. This is the path we would like to take. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">We want to move quickly on this matter because I recently found out that the neighbor to the west of our land wants to use our section of the street as his driveway. This neighbor wants to use
the section of the street we are seeking to acquire as his driveway. I don't think this is fair and I want to move quickly to make sure the neighbor doesn't file something before us.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">I don’t have capacity to take on a case in Westport and am looking to refer her. Any takers?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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