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BroadHopper · 06-30-2005, 09:08 AM

Gusman.

I had a similar problem that was posted elsewhere. A road contractor that contract for the state acquired the property next to me. He has 30 feet frontage. Somehow he 'brokered' a 'land grant' from the state and put in a crib out 40 feet. Then he built a 40 ft dock on that. Because the current shifted, our deep water dock became a beach. We can no longer dock our boat. The state refused to permit us to extend the dock as it was 'grandfathered'. We took it to court. We ran out of money and backed off. We sold the property in '97 and it has changed hands 3 times because of disputes with the neighbor. I often wonder if there are other cases like this on the lake. The property have been with the family since 1890 and we had to give it up because of a scrupulous neighbor.

06-30-2005, 09:08 AM	#6
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,669 Thanks: 3,282 Thanked 1,132 Times in 814 Posts	Lakefront property Gusman. I had a similar problem that was posted elsewhere. A road contractor that contract for the state acquired the property next to me. He has 30 feet frontage. Somehow he 'brokered' a 'land grant' from the state and put in a crib out 40 feet. Then he built a 40 ft dock on that. Because the current shifted, our deep water dock became a beach. We can no longer dock our boat. The state refused to permit us to extend the dock as it was 'grandfathered'. We took it to court. We ran out of money and backed off. We sold the property in '97 and it has changed hands 3 times because of disputes with the neighbor. I often wonder if there are other cases like this on the lake. The property have been with the family since 1890 and we had to give it up because of a scrupulous neighbor. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.