‘Most ridiculous thing ever’: Officials split building in two to solve property dispute

WTTV ^ | October 19, 2019 | Tribune Media Wire

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

"they couldn’t knock down the portion on Galloway's property because he wouldn’t let them on his land."

Hmmm sounds like he was trying to stiff taxpayers.

[Kirkwood]

You don’t own property, do you?

[sport]

No. If you think that you do, miss three tax payments.

[Kozy]

Stiff the taxpayers!!!! LOL. That what the city does every day to the taxpayers.😃😃😃

[PeterPrinciple]

City didn’t lose a building, they just need to build a new end wall.

On the other hand the property owner has a new end wall and just needs to build the rest of the building.

This situation just needs fresh eyes..............................

[Deaf Smith]

He will now be appraised for a Improved Structure on his property.

Moral of the story?

Good fences make good neighbors.

[2banana]

Go ahead and build on city property and see what happens.

[PeterPrinciple]

Good fences make good neighbors.

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I wonder who built the new fence?

[FirstFlaBn]

I saw this on The Jetsons. Spacely Sprockets built part of their new building on Cogswell Cogs’ land.

This town must also feature cartoon characters (but no surveyors).

[Larry Lucido]

NEWMAN: ...But I have made a decision. We will cut the building down the middle, and give half to each of you.

ELAINE: (shout) What?! This is your solution?! To ruin the building?!

ELAINE: Alright, fine. Fine. Go ahead. (standing) Cut the stupid thing in half.

[Deaf Smith]

The post says "officials" which means the Gov agency (city?).

Even a single strand of strung wire will mark one's property line.

No concrete slab, so no permanent structure.

[Bernard]

Based on how the fence is facing, the township built the fence. And now the other guy probably has to deal with setback rules for being too close to the property line.

[Clay Moore]

Next thing they will nail him for is constructing a building too close to a property line and building a fence without a permit and begin issuing fines of hundreds of dollars a day.

[Lurker]

Sounds like he was enforcing his property rights against adverse possession by the local government to me.

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[cuban leaf]

One of the reasons we moved to KY. 32 spectacular acres with two streams, a ten year old home and a large barn. Annual property taxes are just a hair under $250.

It makes my annual Microsoft office bill seem downright expensive. :)

[Steve Van Doorn]

Seems logical to me. kind of like when a tree branch is hanging on your property

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

I don’t. I just have seen some monkey business where I live. It isn’t always the government. That said, the killdozer guy had a point. I know this guy had another property dispute with the gov. One thing is clear. Either the gov is the ahole or he is. There is at least one ahole in this thing and possibly many more.

[Republican Wildcat]

LOL! That episode of the Jetsons is exactly what I thought of when as soon as I saw this headline.

Actually, though, Cogswell built the new building next door to Spacely’s which was already there. Jetson read the blueprints upside down, so at first Spacely taunted Cogswell that his building was three inches on his property and telling him he could just move it 3 inches, then when the truth was revealed, the taunting went the other way in that Spacely’s building had been three inches over its property line the entire time.

[Big Red Badger]

“Newman,Postal Worker.”

[BenLurkin]

It’s called a “cut and face”. Not terribly unusual in encroachment cases.