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“Detail Oriented” Lot Owner
I’m nearing the finish line of surveying a community first formed as a mobile home park. It’s current actual status is a bit confusing to explain, but the HOA owns all common areas and “lots” and “lot owners” own a certificate for sole use of certain units. Legally, it’s one legal parcel with 40 +/- seasonal homesites. I guess it’s kind of a Frankencondo.
The project started out with the intent to convert it to a true condominium where each certificate holder would legally own their unit as a separate legal lot. After months of internal squabbling, they’re keeping ownership structure unchanged, but in the meantime, we’ve set a couple hundred monuments so are now filing the map as a record of survey.
Sent what I consider to be the ready-to-file version to the HOA at the end of last week for them to review to ensure that all of their internal lot line adjustments approved over the past 25 years are properly reflected.
So I get this in my email this Saturday from one of the lot/certificate owners via the HOA president:
Hi Prez,
Forwarding you the response from Dinglefritz. It came through the HOA email.
Have a great weekend!
Secretary
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From: Mr. Dinglefritz <dingle@pompousnet-dot-com>
Date: Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: f/u with surveyor
To: HOA BOARD <contactHOA@genericmail-dot-com>Prez,
Thanks for the note [referring to my first attempt to answer his question]. Not sure what Surveyor is so confused about. This document which I got when I bought the place says 3681 sf of lot area(see attached). Surveyor’s update says we are at 3679, which removes 2 square feet from our lot. I see that the note to Surveyor from the board incorrectly states “He’s stated that the survey shows him 3 sq feet short.” That’s not correct, I wrote in my note that I am down 2 square feet.
My yard, according to the document I was given, says it is 83 feet by 44.35, which equals 3681.05. Surveyor now says that is 3679. Obviously, with small lots, this 2 sf that I bought and am now missing are important. So, I want them back.
Thanks
Dinglefritz
[NOTE: Names changed to protect the innocent and knot-headed alike. I added the emphasis.]
I know how I responded. How would you respond?
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