Hobie, Thank you. I am in this situation because I should have listened to you and others when I was advised to sue at the first sign of super shady behavior. I’ve just never sued someone before and it seemed like such an aggressive act.
Given where I am at now — I filed a small claims case in Dec which has been pushed out indefinitely b/c the neighbor pushed and then Covid hit. I did do the next best thing as soon as I could — mediator.
The neighbor never actually committed to anything with the mediator which I was routinely but politely pointing out to him. (The mediator was making a very good effort for me, so this was not his fault, this neighbor is just very shady).
I looked into Liens last night, but you have to have a judgment to file one. Even if I filed a non small claims lawsuit on Monday, there is no way it would get heard before the sale of this property.
So, I am mostly a cautionary tale..
I have alerted the mediator and we will talk tomorrow. I also let go of all pride and posted several HIGHLY visible signs on my property so there is no way the listing agent could avoid seeing them. And, many kind neighbors are keeping an eye out for me at this point as the behavior of my shady neighbor is highly unusual for our area.
I do not want to do this, but I can make any showings very difficult for them. I’m a fairly peaceful person, so I am hoping my embarrassing signs prompt a visit from the realtor and he or she puts some added pressure on them. I suppose I could also post out this on Nextdoor too, but that seems icky and not sure the right audience would see.
