Call Collett: Fight over fence illegally erected

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Publicado 2018-03-22
A month after he officially closed on the new James Island property, everything changed.   Charleston County sent him a letter stating the privacy fence was illegal and needed to be torn down. The fence had been built by the community developer, Dan Ryan Builders.

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  • @radolfkalis4041
    My solution...sue the Developer you purchased the HOUSE from, for the exact amount you paid for it and they get the house back. They knew there was a problem, and they hid it from you. That is illegal.
  • I'd be suing the builder over false representation and getting some of my money back
  • @jamespuckett6031
    Im.a surveyor,every survey will display if a easement is attached to your property either roadway or maintenance easement, the builder's are very sly.
  • @phyllisstein1837
    I feel more should be done by the property assessor's office to halt these sales until the violation is corrected.
  • @leegray4999
    This is why you NEVER buy a home or property without a legal survey just to avoid these problems and to cover your butt in a dispute ! It is worth every penny spent and i talk from actual experience in this !
  • @TSimo113
    This is a criminal case, not a civil case. Charges need to be filed.
  • @mariejoy8598
    They're leaving the fence up as evidence. When you use the word "evidence", you're thinking about going to court.
  • @Mike1614b
    it's not just the builder or developer at fault with their half-truths. when these home buyers closed they paid brokers and realtor associates a lot of money, as well as lawyers, surveyors and title companies. all these people failed to protect their client. but they all took their $
  • @tahwnikcufos
    1:14 Looking at it on GIS, his patio is inside the easement, as are some of the homes to the north and the other side of the ditch. When my parents built their home, easement discussion was a part of the buying process and a new owner knew exactly what they had access to via a plat diagram, that was included with the title search... yes, they do these on new construction too. The shear level of incompetence and just shady business practices these days is disgusting.
  • @Legacy_125
    This should have been noted in the disclosure statement. This means the owner sold under disception
  • @wolfpat
    Why didn't the closing attorney notice that easement?
  • The reason is probably that the Builder has money and Legal Pull. The home owners not so much money and can be picked off one by one. This makes them easier targets for the Government.
  • @5DNRG
    If the builder did that...what OTHER corners did the builder cut?? Yikes! Wonder why title didnt catch it.
  • @jeretso
    Remove the fence. now your backyard is bigger. The ditch has to be maintained so your basement does not flood.
  • @markbaylor3101
    Riddle me this couldn't the home owner just put a gate in for them to never come and use
  • @bobgarrett6202
    The buyers closing attorney should have caught the easement and the fence issue with a title search. In my many years working for a utility company I was the barer of bad news many times with home owners. I removed my share of fences, trees, and a barn.
  • @demastus1
    People never learn, buying a house, get a survey by a professional land surveyor and get a Plat and understand where all easements are on your property and your property corners are. .never trust a builder or a slimmy real estate agent either..