[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

PING!

[GeronL]

there is an apostrophe missing in the last sentence

[Psalm 144]

This is a good pro bono case.

[Red Badger]

Family members of an 86-year-old World War II veteran say he’s being harassed by a well-known golf course.

I guess it's Teed off...................

[iowamark]

If he built the garage in 1998 and they did not respond until now, he may already own the property by adverse possession.

[Rebelbase]

” Brookridge Country Club is suing Wesley for $75,000, because they allege 60 square feet of his garage is on country club property, according to a survey.”

$75,000 for 60 square fee? That’s $54.4 million per acre.

What kind of crack is their attorney smoking?

[buffaloguy]

Adverse possession should clear this up. The vet will win it.

[Marko413]

He’s a WWII Vet that is 86 years old? How old was he when he enlisted? That would put him between 11-17 during the course of the war. I’ve heard stories that some kids were as young as 16 so guess it’s possible, but he had to be near the end.

[Cementjungle]

...harassed by a well-known golf course

The back story: President Obama was playing on that course last month, and his ball struck the garage causing him to go over par on the 5'th hole. The president determined that the garage was in the wrong place, thus he didn't miss the shot due to any fault of his own. He asked the government to follow up and correct the situation.

just kidding.

[Jack Hammer]

Maybe it’s the *ssholes’ way of thanking him for not being raised speaking German/Japanese, or being shuffled off to concentration camps.

[The Great RJ]

The garage was issued a building permit in 1998 and any problem with property boundaries should have been resolved then. However, errors in land surveys are not uncommon. My parents had their property surveyed many years ago and the lot lines of the original platting of the town and a subsequent survey in the 1960’s varied by more than twenty feet. Back when the land was originally platted..likely more than 100 years ago...survey techniques were crude by today's standards so it would not be surprising that a modern survey might show previous errors. From my zoning classes this would be a case for a grandfathered existing use.

[Huntress]

I’m not sure why this even made the news. It sounds like a run of the mill boundary dispute. Mr. Wesley built his garage a few feet over the property line, probably not even realizing he was encroaching on the Country Club. Country Club’s demand of $75,000 is unreasonable. I used to live in OP, and 60 sq. ft. is not worth anywhere near that much.

Mr. Wesley being an old, disabled, WWII has nothing to do with the story.

[Rannug]

An area 6’ wide and 10’ long. Kinda like a prison cell. A$$holes

[chaosagent]

According to the last comment at the bottom of the article, the Country Club has backed down.