Gzz: I know the best option is to have atty run the case but Blog seems to have lots of evidence to support is claim of interference with the easement. Do you think he could be successful pro per? I guessing neighbor doesn’t have many defenses.
Blog: If you have other access to your property, why did you purchase easement? Easier access? I do understand you purchased it before neighbor moved in but selling it to neighbor is one of the settlement options. Regarding settlement, the value is what you determine, not what you paid.
Question: If you are not using the easement currently, why is neighbor hassling you? Or do the other neighbors still use the road and you are just his favorite one to pick on? Does he want that piece to build something on? Paddock, etc.
Not saying to roll over but just getting more info to help form strategy.[/quote]
I purchased the easement because the other road is longer , it’s prescriptive not perfected, the layout is a mess, too many other very independent minded people to share it with. It’s functional but not ideal. Some people like it all rutted up, don’t want improvements because people will drive too fast. Another guy doesn’t want gravel because he thinks he will take a spill on his heavy motorcycle. Stuff like that.
I understated the value of the grant deed easement I am sure. An easement that can pass a buyer’s title and especially a lenders title needs makes the property worth quite a bit more. In fact, I bought it very cheaply cash because it was technically landlocked, thinking about working on getting these easements over time. I just don’t remember to think about that often because I want to leave this property to my kids. But yeah, I need to protect my rights over the express easement.
I think I told you about who else he has excluded from the easement in the PM’s? Don’t want to go into that here. He is trying for increased privacy. He has an unusually extreme need for isolation and control as far as I can tell. He justifies trying to accomplish this separation with the idea that I am a bad guy attacking precious wetlands that nobody else sees. He can’t rest a minute until his adverse possession,( which he can’t really accomplish by the means he is using) is complete , so he has to threaten me constantly to keep me out of the easement. So as much as getting control of my road to actually use it , I think his fantasy needs to be broken so he can quit protecting it , harassing me.
