Neighborhood Boundary Line Dispute Escalates Into A Bulldozer Rampage

Just days after a Port Angeles man made national news by demolishing his neighbor’s home and flattening his neighbor’s truck, along with damaging several other homes, media outlets are reporting that the bulldozer-wielding man “was angry about a longstanding dispute over a property line and fence.”

Lawyers at Beresford Booth have extensive experience in resolving property line disputes and boundary issues and the facts of this recent incident highlight the need to retain legal counsel before a boundary dispute between neighbors escalates to volatile levels.  Retaining legal counsel also would have been far more economical in the Port Angeles matter, as the bulldozer wielding neighbor is currently being held on $1 million bail pending possible charges of assault and malicious mischief, and damage to the neighborhood is estimated at $300,000.

In short, the best means of adjusting a property line is often by court order, and certainly not a bulldozer.

Sources:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/911-caller–207495321.html

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/300000-damage-port-angeles-bulldozer-rampage-19178272#.UZTu-pjn9aF

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