[DWSUWF]

I pity your spouse, if you have one...

Over 200 words, telling me absolutely nothing I didn't already know...

Yadda, yadda, yadda, yadda...

Let's try it again...

...Restrictive covenants convey no authentic benefits to subsequent owners of property. They bind future owners to conditions and uses of property that may severely limit the usefulness of that real estate...

You see? In just over 30 words I fully recognize the existence of restrictive covenants...

I simply don't concede their value or legitimacy.

And that seems to really bother you.

I'm not suggesting a frontal assault on Koppel's Dacha by the uber-peasants, Top. I just hope that he's unable to enforce his bullshit covenants in a lawsuit.

In a nutshell... If Koppel's neighbors can tie that putrid little fistula of the real-estate law in a pretty, fictitious little knot that defeats Koppel & Company then I say more power to them.

Understand?

(please note that your agreement is neither solicited nor required)

[aristeides]

Judges on Maryland’s mid-level appeals court issued a preliminary ruling that included basements in the measurement but dismissed several of the Koppels’ claims, determining that only two houses may exceed the size threshold. Those cases have been returned to Montgomery County for trial.

I suspect that even a Montgomery Co. jury will not be sympathetic to the Koppels.

[aristeides]

Shirley Ballard Miller, who bought a lot near the Koppels in 1998, said her home was one of those cleared by the appellate court, but not before the Koppels’ attorneys crawled around her house with tape measures.

I wonder if the covenant allows Koppel and his agents to set foot on the other properties without committing trespass.

[1rudeboy]

I simply don't concede their value or legitimacy.

You certainly are entitled to question the value of restrictive covenants, but not their legitimacy.

[BigBobber]

Over 200 words, telling me absolutely nothing I didn't already know...

Yadda, yadda, yadda, yadda...

You see? In just over 30 words I...

Here's what I see. Besides your 30 words you added a bunch more telling everyone how smart you are, and made several personal attacks on TopQuark who makes a very rational argument for property rights in this case. Neither of which adds any weight to your argument and wasted all of our time.

[TopQuark]

Given that you are defensive and rude as a result, I will limit my response to the following.

You may recognize the existence of covenants but, like many people for whom little knowledge is dangerous, appear to be unaware of the benefits. These covenants were purchased in a legal trade.

You not only failed to see that point initially but also insisted on mere repetition even after your omission was pointed out to you. You appear to be very proud of your ability to state succinctly some legalese-sounding nonsense. Any moron can do that.

I do not know whether you are involved in the legal profession: you are particularly enchanted with "agreements," betraying once again your ignorance and inability to conceptualize. Even in the legal profession, there is also the notion of what is true, a positive analysis of a legal situation. It is pursued by legal scholars rather than stupid morons whose ability to commit legal code and cases to memory allows them to pass the bar.

Never mind the agreements: I cannot enter into one with you because you appear to be unable to offer me anything worth consideration.

Never mind agreements thus. Your reply is neither solicited nor expected and will be ignored with a yawn.

[kcvl]

He left the network for a year, in 1976, to care for his children while his wife, Grace Anne Dorney, attended law school. During that year, he did radio broadcasts from home, anchored the network's Saturday night television news, and co-wrote a spy novel with a fellow journalist.

Koppel and his wife, Grace Anne Dorney, also a Stanford alumna, have four children and live in Potomac, Md.