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THIS^^^ She was not acting as a realtor, she was acting as your crazy neighbor. You have no reason to report her anymore than you would have reason to call the AMA if she were a doctor.
I know you aren't asking for opinions here, but I'd be choosing "happy" over "right" in this case and leaving it be, unless you absolutely must have that area while you're both living there.
You don't know why she reacted that way. Maybe she just came from the doctor and told she has a lump they need to look at further...maybe she lost a sale and can't pay her bills this month, and she saw that guy on her grounds and freaked about how she will have enough to make a new driveway, who knows?
IMO too, it would have solved a lot of issues if you had simply discussed the fact you were hiring a surveyor ahead of time. No you didn't have to, but it would have been the considerate thing to do and maybe it would have gone better than "SURPRISE!!!!" did.
I think you are being a bit too generous by offering possible explanations (excuses?) for a neighbor who in my opinion was way out of line with her behavior.
THIS^^^ She was not acting as a realtor, she was acting as your crazy neighbor. You have no reason to report her anymore than you would have reason to call the AMA if she were a doctor.
I know you aren't asking for opinions here, but I'd be choosing "happy" over "right" in this case and leaving it be, unless you absolutely must have that area while you're both living there.
You don't know why she reacted that way. Maybe she just came from the doctor and told she has a lump they need to look at further...maybe she lost a sale and can't pay her bills this month, and she saw that guy on her grounds and freaked about how she will have enough to make a new driveway, who knows?
IMO too, it would have solved a lot of issues if you had simply discussed the fact you were hiring a surveyor ahead of time. No you didn't have to, but it would have been the considerate thing to do and maybe it would have gone better than "SURPRISE!!!!" did.
I have had neighbors at my former farm have surveys done.
I never expected them to notify me ahead of time nor did I act like a raving lunatic when the surveyor was doing his job.
I fail to see how posters can give justifications for this lunatic's behavior !
IMO too, it would have solved a lot of issues if you had simply discussed the fact you were hiring a surveyor ahead of time. No you didn't have to, but it would have been the considerate thing to do and maybe it would have gone better than "SURPRISE!!!!" did.
I agree, this ^^^^ may have forestalled the ugly confrontation. Unfortunately it is water under the bridge at this point.
If you feel you cannot talk to the neighbor, get a lawyer to write her a letter telling her what is going on and what her responsibilities are (allowing the survey, perhaps paying for the failed previous one) and what will happen if she does not meet her obligations, and go from there.
You don't know why she reacted that way. Maybe she just came from the doctor and told she has a lump they need to look at further...maybe she lost a sale and can't pay her bills this month, and she saw that guy on her grounds and freaked about how she will have enough to make a new driveway, who knows?
I have had neighbors at my former farm have surveys done.
I never expected them to notify me ahead of time nor did I act like a raving lunatic when the surveyor was doing his job.
I fail to see how posters can give justifications for this lunatic's behavior !
I'm not justifying as much as trying to find alternate ways to look at it so he can find a way to co-exist with her. OP has to live next to her for however many years, it's going to be quite unpleasant if he's going to hold onto his anger, justified or not, and start a feud with her. This is especially true if she is really that loose a cannon.
Again, IMO these situations usually require a choice of being "right" or being happy. I want to be happy so I would find a way to get along with her, and if giving her a heads up helps that, I'm going to do it whether I have to or not. I don't want to have to worry every time I let the cat out.
But she does not live there, she rents out the property so the OP does not have to worry about a war with her next door neighbor.
Unless I missed it what was the purpose of the survey? Was it to confirm your thoughts that the driveway was on your property? If it were me and I was treated this way when you did nothing wrong I would go ahead and force her to move the drive, or pay you a settlement. What she did was totally over the line and it would upset me as well.
Not that it matters, but just curious on how big these properties are? Are we talking an acre or two or 40+? The reason I am curious is that it would be much more bearable living next to a undesirable neighbor if there was a large buffer of land between the two homes and you couldn't see her house. If you can see each other's homes in close proximity, I'd be looking to sell.
I used to own land in an area where a guy built an entire house almost to completion on the wrong 40 acres by 25 feet or so. He tried to get the neighbor to agree to a small lot line adjustment and was offering him 5 of his acres and some cash for just a 25 x 25 foot lot line adjustment in the corner so his house would be on his land. He was also going to pay the surveyor, all the related costs and handle the paperwork. The other guy refused and immediately put up a fence around "his" new house, which technically it was now and wouldn't let the guy who built it to step foot on his property to even try and remove anything. The last I heard, it was never resolved and they both still hate each other. I do feel bad for the guy who built it, but it's on him for building before a survey.
Every time I've bought land the first thing I do is hire a surveyor for less than $500 to make sure everything is legit and never trust the existing corner markers without him/her verifying. This has worked out well for me.
How does her behavior as a neighbor have any affect on her as a professional? As she was not in a Realtor role, why are you reporting her to her Broker?
If I was a broker, I would want to know that a realtor of mine was acting in a non-professional manner on any time that realtor was involved in.
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