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[quote=svelte]Also, I’m a firm believer you should live with the house a year before deciding on a landscape design. The reason is that after you’ve went through all four seasons, you’ll better understand the microclimates around your house. Which areas are most comfortable? Which areas are too hot? Too windy? Too chilly?

It will also give you time to figure out the living patterns around your house – where should the garbage cans go, where should the storage unit go, what part of the yard do you want to highlight due to sight lines from inside your house?

A lot of things to consider.[/quote]

This is the absolutely best advice albeit the hardest to sell to a spouse 😉

Have someone come out and listen to their suggestions. Then wait the year while you mind sorts things out. Anderson’s Nursery on La Costa West of the 5 does landscape design for a nominal fee.

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Is that area a no train horn zone? Any update as to if they were going to underground the tracks. Seems like no, as the flooding at that little park at 101 and Leucadia. But there was talk a while back and you guys are in the know!

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Would any of you know if there are any plans for the vacant land E of 5– South of La Costa Ave, east of Piraeus, and north of Sky Loft.

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Why does government actually need to be involved, at all? The free market will sort itself out.

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[quote=scaredyclassic]Econprof, u can make a profound impression on those kids.[/quote]

What a respectful, classy thing to say. Nicely done scaredy!

+1 here.

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summer-winter pools, … cancel FL, how about Las Cruces,Prescott

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oh my…

Here is the course:

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fyi, funding by Bill Gates Foundation

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And facilitating normalizing relations between Israel and UAE, Bahrain.

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Good news flu. This is an easy job with tig. Yep, you get to buy a new tool! 🙂

Weld a much larger bolt to that stud and after letting some penetrating oil soak you should be able to put a wrench/impact on you new welded bolt and walk it out.

Looks like a trunk lid or a hood. Either way, you have to be very careful about applying high heat as you will warp the sheet metal.

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C-mon man! You are way smarter than to post this. I see a positive trend ( ~ 5%), pandemic, then another positive trend (~7%) while still in pandemic. And remember the Obama jobs were a lot of part time and service vs. mfg. jobs. MAGA

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Please drop any response to the TRO. This is a chicken sh*t intimidation tactic that has zero effect on your case. Plus, I don’t think these become publicly visible until a judge issues a ‘permanent restraining order’.

The legal system is the ONLY way you are going to get any kind of action out of your jerk neighbor. Don’t let it scare you… you have done nothing wrong!

Since he is not letting you onto his property to fix the pipe I believe it is now necessary to move your case out of small claims court into Superior court as you will need an injunction to allow you to exercise your easement rights.
( This is the paper you will show the cops when he calls them on your plumber trying to fix the pipe in his yard. )

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JC: Couple of things. Don’t waste your time on fighting a RO. Let your atty do all of the communication from now on. Easy.

Get a couple of estimates of the cost to install a new direct line, not just fix the damage. At this point, given the neighbors attitude and actions, I would suggest suing for the new line.

To be most efficient with your initial atty meeting, prepare your timeline in summary format. ie. moved into your home x/2018 ( no plumbing issues ), construction happened x/2019, noticed sewer problem x/2019, tried to resolve with neighbor x/2019… Make it clean and easy to read. Details will come later.

I can’t remember if you already have this but you need documents from a plumber and/or city that:

1. Identifies that you indeed have a shared sewer
2. Property lines, easement.
3. Exact point of damage in the line ( w/photos from sewer camera, plot map with dimensions of sewer location )
4. Cost to repair.

Get at least 2 estimates for the repair and install of the new line. You want these to be similar in price and include ‘everything’. That means new cleanouts on your property, etc. Estimate for restoring landscaping, fixing sprinklers, etc. Anything that was affected by neighbors actions to bring your yard back to normal. You need high dollar estimates, you are not shopping price nor hiring the contractor right now. This sets the value of your legal action. You don’t want to miss something and come up short as you can’t ask for more later.

One more thing, it would be good if you prepared a statement in your own words saying how this sewer issue has caused you to not enjoy your home. ie. no dinner parties, no multiple guests, no birthday parties, no overnight guests, running small laundry loads vs. full load, going to laundromats, not taking baths, short showers, etc. You get the idea. All of this is to show your fear, concern, embarrassment of a sewer backup has affected your daily living activity. Due to lockdown you spend more time at home, thus adding to the frustration and inconvenience.

And, be sure to interview a couple of attorneys. Find one that you are comfortable with and ask them for estimates of their cost. There is a point where your time/cost of simply paying for the repair and walking away outweighs a long legal action.

My hope is that a well crafted letter to neighbors atty will result is him telling his client, “Just pony up and pay” as he really doesn’t have much of a defense. What started as a, guessing here, couple thousand dollar repair can easily balloon into tens of thousands with a drawn out legal battle.

Remember, even with a win, does the neighbor have the money to pay you? I’m a bit skeptical as he has turned over 2 attys– could it be for nonpayment? Stuff to think about.

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You said you received a TRO from a 3rd atty. How was it delivered? In-person or mailed? Restraining orders are issued by the court. Can you please verify what you received was a court document.

If it was indeed a court issued RO, please heed the language on the document. Likely, any further personal interaction with neighbor will land you in an expensive legal defense.

That said, the TRO has no effect on your plumbing case if you choose to proceed. It is merely meant to intimidate you.

I’m not sure if you can get a property lien in a small claims decision.

You need an atty to help you present your case to include attaching a judgement to the title. I think a non-functioning sewer would qualify as a health and safety issue. Your atty may suggest to involve code enforcement for this reason.

Property liens are easily discovered in a Title Search (by title insurance company)when a new buyer starts escrow.

A judgement against the individual will not alert any potential buyers and will be very difficult to collect once he moves away.

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