I know I was not the only person in Florida with vacant lot issues.\u00a0 So, I was not surprised when I recently had a new client stop by for an appointment regarding his vacant lot.\u00a0 When I asked how I could help him, he stated that he was visiting from up North and found a driveway on his vacant lot.\u00a0 Apparently\u00a0his neighbor was not able to easily park his boat in his back yard so he had a drive way installed – right over a large part of my client’s vacant lot.\u00a0 What is it with boats and vacant lots? My client only visits his vacant lot about once a year and believed the driveway was only recently installed.\u00a0 Apparently the neighbor put a great deal of time and money into the driveway – it was not something that was done in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n
My client’s concerns were permitting issues, any liability and of course any code violations.\u00a0\u00a0When he contacted the city, they informed him that no permit had been pulled\u00a0for a driveway.\u00a0\u00a0But of course, why would you need a permit to put a driveway on someone else’s property?\u00a0 At least, that is what I presume the neighbor’s sense of logic would dictate.\u00a0 My client had approached the driveway-installing neighbor and discussed a possible resolution.\u00a0 Luckily for all parties involved, logic prevailed.<\/p>\n
After the dust settled, my client was able to sell the property to the neighbor for a fair price.\u00a0 The neighbor is now the proud owner\u00a0the vacant lot with the driveway – permitting issues aside.\u00a0 He can now move\u00a0his boat\u00a0up and down his new driveway as much as he likes.<\/p>\n
I guess I should not complain about someone parking a boat on my lot – at least I never found a driveway to go along with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I know I was not the only person in Florida with vacant lot issues.\u00a0 So, I was not surprised when I recently had a new client stop by for an appointment regarding his vacant lot.\u00a0 When I asked how I … Continue reading