WILKES-BARRE — The poles were in his favor, but Rick Lombardo took them down to settle a dispute with the city over a fence he was going to install on his property abutting Burns Alley in the Parsons ...

When you buy real estate, including in the form of a house and the land it sits on, it's your private property to do with as you wish. As long as you follow local zoning and building code rules, you ...

GREENFIELD — The city is aiming to simplify the process by which homeowners seek approval to build structures in the city’s utility easements, and officials are bracing for push-back from homeowners.

The original easements were 3 feet off of the fence line and the contractor was not able to put in the 8-inch gas line in that small area. "The only place they could put their spoil, which is the dirt ...

"We are pleased with the decision of the Appellate Court and look forward to having the dispute resolved," Linda L. Morkan of Robinson & Cole, the plaintiff's attorney, said. In a case regarding an ...

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For more than two decades, Judith and Frank Whitehurst have enjoyed a large fenced-in yard behind their Deep Creek home. It was a place where they could entertain without bothering their neighbors.

Franceschi House has fallen into disrepair since the mansion was given to the City of Santa Barbara by its owner, Alden Freeman, in 1931. Freeman had acquired the 40-acre property from its namesake ...

The court reversed a decision to grant an implied easement between two homeowners but upheld granting an equitable easement. Romero v. Shih, 78 Cal. App. 5th 326 (2022). The two parcels in question ...

GRAND BLANC TWP, Mich. (WJRT) - A battle over a fence could cost one Grand Blanc Township woman $8,000. It's a resident versus county feud brewing. The Genesee County Drain Commission says there is an ...