treehouse

[bob15]

Saw this story on the news tonight. Now tree-houses are going to become illegal because of one smuck neighbor. Where is this country going???


bob
illegal treehouse

 

[J.P. Sanders]

There always a jerk .
 

[Russ from MN]

Right away, I see the ladder rungs have no solid blocking in between! What kind of builder is he?
 

[ericlb]

theres always some ------- in every neighborhood who just has to take it upon himself to regulate everybody else, then the lawyer got involved so thats never good, about the only out here is to order a nice fresh load of manure, have it dumped on the complainant's lawn, then file on him for stinkin up the place
 

[DownSouth]

Easy solution. Tear down the treehouse, then find out who the whiney neighbor is. Then send the kids and all their friends along with the rest of the towns kids (talking hundreds and hundreds of kids here) to play in front of this idiots house every night and every weekend. Be sure it's something annoying like skateboarding, basketball (be sure and bounce the ball a lot), hide and seek....anything with lots of noise. Payback is He11.
 

[NCWayne]

Sounds to me like, according to the lawyer, if it's not in the regs then it must be illegal. I wonder how many things that aren't in the regs that the lawyer in question, the zoning inspector, the neighbor, the mayor, the town counsil members, etc, etc, etc, etc are guilty of doing or not doing because the regs don't mention them???? If it was me I think I'd be making the rounds to find the dirt on all of them and DARE them to keep messing with me because I'd be messing right back. It's amazing how an individual not being afraid of lawyers, and/or idiots, and standing up for himself tends to put them in their place in a hurry.......
 

[JOB]

If they could TAX it, it could stay up.
 

[George Marsh]

There are too many NIMBYD. "Not In My Backyard You Don't", George Carlan. Or was it NIMB? Something like that,
George
 

[wisbaker]

Can the treehouse be seen from off the property? If it can't maybe you need to file a trespassing complaint. Might cruise through town and make a list of things that aren't permitted and show up at a council meeting expecting them to "fix" everything if you give them 2 or 300 violations and make it quite clear that their action on your tree house sets a precedent they might back down. In political speak they are a zero sum you or the guy that's complaining is gonna be upset. But if they get a list of garden sheds, tents, tent garages out buildings,signs, unlicensed and non-operational vehicles, commercial vehicles parked in residential areas as well as a list of every pothole, every sidewalk that is non ADA conforming, every intersection that doesn't have an ADA compliant curb cut and faded or obstructed traffic signs they realize that several hundred people will be mad and they are out of money for repairs that's enough for them to not get re-elected. Demand they tell you who complained, when they balk mention that the 8th amendment gives you the right to know your accuser and let them know they'll be a co-defendant. If it can't be seen from off property then go for the trespassing charge. You'll still have to take down the treehouse but they might have to eat criminal charges