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September 2000
The Lines That Divide Us Frequently Asked Questions About Boundaries
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ost of us don’t know, or care, exactly where our property boundaries are located. But if you or your neighbor want to fence the property, build a structure or cut down a tree close to the line, you need to know where it actually runs. How do you find the exact boundaries of your property? You can hire a licensed land surveyor to survey the property and place official markers on the boundary lines. A simple survey in the Wasaga Beach area costs about $595 and up. My neighbour and I don’t want to pay a surveyor. Can’t we just make an agreement about where we want the boundary to be? You and the neighbor can decide where you want the line to be, and then make it so by signing deeds that describe the boundary. If you have a mortgage on the property, consult a lawyer for help in drawing up the deeds. You may need to get the permission of the mortgage holder before you give your neighbor even a tiny piece of the land. Once you have signed a deed, you should have it filed at the local Land Registry Office. What can I do if a neighbor starts using my property? If a neighbor starts to build on what you think is your property, do something immediately. If the encroachment is minor—for instance, a small fence in the wrong place—you may think you shouldn’t worry. But you’re wrong. When you try to sell your house, a title company might refuse to issue insurance because the neighbor is on your land.
Also, if you don’t act promptly, you could lose part of your property. When one person uses another’s land for a long enough time, he can gain a legal right to continue to do so and, in some circumstances, gain ownership of the property. Talk to your neighbor right away. Most likely, a mistake has been made because of a conflicting description in the neighbor’s deed or just a mistaken assumption about the boundary line. If your neighbor is hostile and insists on proceeding, you may have to send a firm letter—or have a lawyer send one on his or her letterhead. If the building doesn’t stop, waste no time in having a lawyer get a judge’s order to temporarily stop the neighbor until you can bring a civil lawsuit for trespass before a judge. A Little Common Sense If you are having no trouble with your property and your neighbors, yet you feel inclined to rush out to determine your exact boundaries just to know where they are, please ask yourself a question: Have you been satisfied with the amount of space that you occupy? If the answer is yes, then consider the time, money and hostility that might be involved if you pursue the subject. If a problem exists on your border, keep the lines of communication open with the neighbor, if possible. Learn the law and try to work out an agreement. Boundary lines simply don’t matter that much to us most of the time; relationships with our neighbors matter a great deal more.
—Bruce
Worth Checking Out In September 4th 4th— to 9th—Autumnfest in Wasaga Beach 8th—Carly Patterson Memorial Golf Tournament at Marlwood Golf & Country Club. Shot gun start at 10 a.m. For more info call Marlwood Golf Course or RE/MAX 11th—Wasaga Golden Oldies Cruise Night at Nancy Island Parking Lot: 429-6092 17th—Terry Fox Run. Meet at Zehr's parking lot between 12:00 and 1:00 25th—Wasaga Golden Oldies Cruise Night @ Nancy Island Parking Lot. This will be the last Cruise Night for the year 2000. Contact: John Harrison 29th—Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament in support of D.A.R.E "Drug Abuse Resistance Education." Only $65.00. Includes: BBQ Steak dinner, Tee off at 10 a.m., 18 hole golf, scramble format,shotgun start, teams of four. Silent Auction and 50/50 draw. 30th—Wasaga Beach Compiled for happy clients by:
Bruce Johnson Sales Representative
Mary Johnson Assistant RE/MAX of Wasaga Beach Inc.
1263 Mosley St., Box 490 Wasaga Beach, ON L0L 2P0 email: brumar@simcoe.net www.thehomehunt.com Tel: 705-429-4500
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September 2000
A good realtor keeps you up to date on current market conditions and trends within the area real estate market. This report shows you the number of MLS properties listed and sold in our area recently:
Total Sales Statistics from August 1st, 2000 to August 31st, By Area
Sales
Average Price
Av. Days on
$1 to $80,000
$80,000 to $100,000$100,000 $120,000
$120,000$140,000
$140,000- $160,000Over $160,000 $300,000 $300,000
Clearview
15
$156,631
80
1
2
1
4
0
7
0
Collingwood
35
$168,298
63
5
7
3
4
5
7
4
Town of the Blue Mtns
16
$191,500
51
0
0
1
3
6
4
2
Tiny Township
5
$103,680
56
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
Wasaga Beach
38
$130,382
105
2
8
10
4
4
10
0
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More Wisdom from Stephen Wright... ° If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP? ° If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague. ° If quitters never win, and winners never quit, what fool came ° Ever wonder what the speed of lightning would be if it didn't up with, "Quit while you're ahead"?
° Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks? ° I was thinking that women should put pictures of missing husbands on beer cans.
° Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do... write to these men? Why don't they put their pictures on postage stamps so the mailmen could look for them while they delivered the mail? ° How much deeper would oceans be if sponges didn't live there? ° If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the OTHERS here for? ° Clones are people two.
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° Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. ° Why do they sterilize needles for lethal injections? ° Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?
° How come abbreviated is such a long word? ° If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?
° Whose cruel idea was it for the word "lisp" to have an "s" in it? ° Since light travels faster than sound, isn't that why some people appear bright until you hear them speak? ° So what's the speed of dark?
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Bruce Johnson
Sales Representative 1263 Mosley Street, Box 490 Wasaga Beach, ON L0L 2P0 email: brumar@simcoe.net
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Tel: 705-429-4500
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Published by Bruce Johnson, Sales Representative, RE/MAX of Wasaga Beach Inc. Not intended to solicit properties currently listed.