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What is the name of your state? Nevada
Our neighbor is suing us for our garage being a 'nuisance'. They are saying that any reason we could have for building it, doesn't outweigh the stress it will cause on them having to look at it every day. It is structurally designed to match our existing house. They are also claiming loss of view, but there was no 'view' clause in anyone's contract in our development.
We are part of a home owners association, so there are rules and regulations we need to abide by. In order to build our garage, the first step was to send out a neighborhood awareness statement to our neighbors. They could sign that they approved or objected the building. We got everyone’s signature, except for one neighbor. They refused to sign either spot. My husband went back to their house when they asked him to come back, however, no one answered the door. So my husband submitted the drawings to the Homeowner’s association and architectural review committee, stating that one neighbor would not sign. They said that is not a problem, because the CC&R’s clearly state that a majority is all that is required. We had the majority. The review committee approved our structure and allowed the building to start. Those neighbors decide to take us to court. They didn’t even once have the courtesy to tell us they didn’t want us building this garage. Now that we have $20,000 invested in this garage, they decide to take us to court. They didn’t even go through the association and object to them.
We have a lawyer retained, but it won't be long before the money runs out. Do they really have grounds to sue? Are there any cases I could reference to get this thrown out of court? I don't want to solely depend on our lawyer. I want to try to do as much research on similar cases as I can, but I don't know where to start. Findlaw.com didn't get me very far. I feel they have sued unfairly, and this suit is very troublesome to my husband and myself. Any direction, or opinions would greatly be appreciated. Thanks!
Our neighbor is suing us for our garage being a 'nuisance'. They are saying that any reason we could have for building it, doesn't outweigh the stress it will cause on them having to look at it every day. It is structurally designed to match our existing house. They are also claiming loss of view, but there was no 'view' clause in anyone's contract in our development.
We are part of a home owners association, so there are rules and regulations we need to abide by. In order to build our garage, the first step was to send out a neighborhood awareness statement to our neighbors. They could sign that they approved or objected the building. We got everyone’s signature, except for one neighbor. They refused to sign either spot. My husband went back to their house when they asked him to come back, however, no one answered the door. So my husband submitted the drawings to the Homeowner’s association and architectural review committee, stating that one neighbor would not sign. They said that is not a problem, because the CC&R’s clearly state that a majority is all that is required. We had the majority. The review committee approved our structure and allowed the building to start. Those neighbors decide to take us to court. They didn’t even once have the courtesy to tell us they didn’t want us building this garage. Now that we have $20,000 invested in this garage, they decide to take us to court. They didn’t even go through the association and object to them.
We have a lawyer retained, but it won't be long before the money runs out. Do they really have grounds to sue? Are there any cases I could reference to get this thrown out of court? I don't want to solely depend on our lawyer. I want to try to do as much research on similar cases as I can, but I don't know where to start. Findlaw.com didn't get me very far. I feel they have sued unfairly, and this suit is very troublesome to my husband and myself. Any direction, or opinions would greatly be appreciated. Thanks!