How Close Can a Neighbors Dock Be to Another Property?
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How close can a neighbor’s dock be to another’s property? Well, this is something that is regulated or by the city or county, wherever the docks or waterway is situated. And they may have a code building code which extends the property lines and give setbacks as far as where you can construct these docks. If the docks, if there is no regulation as far as the particular city or county on setback requirements, then it’s controlled by the riparian rights, which is the rights of a property owner who is adjacent to navigable waters to be able to use their property. And you cannot put your docks so that it impairs or encroaches upon your neighbor’s riparian rights, which consists of the call warpage or their ability to construct a dock. Also, as far as adaptability, so that you can’t block their ability to go in and out of their property to get to their docks or the waterway. And one that’s probably not used is also bathing and swimming. So usually you don’t want to have a dock that would stop that, but most time that’s not a problem. As well as the view, you can’t block your neighbor’s view of their property rights. And so the riparian rights is a complicated area as far as that’s concerned, whereas the city ordinances or building codes, as far as setbacks are concerned, fairly straightforward. However, it only controls docks that are built after the passage of the particular ordinance. So if you have any questions, give me a call at (727) 847-2288.
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How Can We Add an Accessory Dwelling Unit to Our Property?
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How can we add an accessory dwelling unit to our property? Well, the first thing you must do is contact your local city or county building and land use department to see whether or not they allow you to add an ancillary unit. That would be the first step. Not all cities or counties allow this, and if they do, they set forth a requirements that you must meet, such as the setbacks and land size of the property, where it’s going to be located as far as using that. And whenever we have an accessory dwelling unit, that means a separate is different than a Mother-in-law apartment, that’s where you have a separate meter and a separate address. So the first stop is to check with the building and zoning department of your particular city or county to see whether or not you can pull a permit and then submit your plans for that if they do allow it and their site plan. If you have any questions about it, please give me a call at (727) 847-2288.
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Is It Better to Keep Or Sell a House During a Divorce?
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Is it better to keep or sell a house during a divorce? This is a question that you need to discuss with your divorce lawyer. I don’t think that there is any cut and dried answer or anything that I could advise you as to whether you should or should not. It a lot depends on the circumstances of you and your financial standing and also the financial standing of your soon to be ex-spouse, or hopefully soon to be ex-spouse. And so this is strictly a matter that you need to discuss with your divorce lawyer and obtain a marital settlement agreement as far as the house, as well as all the other assets that you have, possibly child support and visitation. So I don’t do divorces, so you can, my phone number is (727) 847-2288.
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Do I Need a Lawyer to Settle a Boundary Dispute With My Neighbor?
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Do I need a lawyer to settle a boundary line dispute with my neighbor? The answer is absolutely you need to have a lawyer. First thing is you need to have a survey to establish where the boundary line is and also where there’s any fences that are encroaching on your property or on your neighbor’s property or any other structures. Secondly, hopefully your neighbor has a survey too and see if the surveys match. If you and your neighbor are reach an agreement as far as the boundary line, you’ll need to have that memorialized and put in the public record so it won’t come up in the future and have a lawyer prepare that agreement. As far as the boundary line’s concerned, if this is a boundary line dispute as far as where the fences have been for a number of years or whatever, there’s any number of legal theories by which you can try and proceed under, but it is a very, very complex area of the law and you absolutely need to have an attorney to represent you as far as a boundary line dispute. If you have any questions, give me a call at (727) 847-2288.
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