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felisverde t1_j2dc9i3 wrote

Reply to comment by Scumandvillany in Roxborough homeowner says developers destroyed her property while building next door by JClurvesfries

& the police don't do shit, they tell you to call L&I, who don't do shit, they tell you you have to go before the zoning board, etc...who don't do shit, & so on & so on & so on . & By the time all these city agencies who are supposed to be protecting you are done giving you the runaround, the contractor/developers are done doing whatever shit they were doing that they shouldn't have been doing in the 1st place & you & your property are screwed. Wanna guess how I know??

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Scumandvillany t1_j2dhzw9 wrote

I would bet you didn't go outside and tell them to fuck off your land tho

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William_d7 t1_j2dstjl wrote

I’ll bet he did.

This happened to my neighbor this year.

He tries to get a formal agreement in place before letting contractors on his land, developers don’t want to sign anything.

Workers just start coming onto his property/roof. Neighbor tells them to get off, workers pretend not to know English. Neighbor calls police, police tell him he should just let them finish the work. Neighbor says not without agreement in place. Workers try to time future trespassing when neighbor’s car isn’t around. Neighbor calls police again several times but eventually they stop showing up.

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felisverde t1_j2fdddv wrote

Yup. Or they'll time their work for holidays, when city inspectors' offices are closed-they've done that on multiple properties around here. By the time anyone gets around to doing anything their work is pretty much done.

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felisverde t1_j2fd0h3 wrote

Really? I lost track of how many times I went out & lost my shit on those assholes. (As well as all the other crap you're supposed to do) & yet here I am w/a cracked foundation, front steps, doors & windows that needed to be reset, etc...& thanks to city laws at that time, no recourse. But please, do go on & tell me all about my experience w/this shit...

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Scumandvillany t1_j2fe3qj wrote

I'm sorry you went thru this, really. I'm talking more about actual encroachment onto your property, not so much structural damage of an existing structure that results from construction next door.

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felisverde t1_j2fjl2g wrote

I live in a row home. I have had contractors & developers encroach onto my property, w/out permission, more times than I can count..guys on my roof from both sides, guys in our yard from the back & both sides, huge construction vehicles driving over or parking on my sidewalk out front, etc...etc...etc....& If lifting & underpinning your house & foundation WITH YOU IN IT FFS, doesn't count as 'encroaching' on your property, then I just don't know wth does. (& No, I absolutely am not kidding)

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felisverde t1_j2fkm6f wrote

Oh, another favorite..taking my scaffolding ladder off of MY side roof (I had been out there doing some siding repairs) that they had never asked or had permission to be on & putting it in the yard of the house they were working on, & the owner pulling the whole she thought it was theirs b/s & didn't have them put it back, I just had it handed back over my yard wall. Contactors & developers do whatever tf they want to do here, basically b/c they know they can & will get away w/it. The city only protects property owners while they're places are under development. After that, you're on your own.

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