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Homewood planners debate options after survey shows house built 11 feet onto city-owned land in Rosedale
Summary
A buyer-ordered survey showed a house built 11 feet onto city-owned land at the corner of Fifth Court South and 19th Street in the Rosedale neighborhood; the Planning and Development Committee instructed staff to locate or order a legal survey before considering an easement or sale.
A real-estate agent representing the seller told the Planning and Development Committee on April 7 that a house at 1832 (reported in discussion as 1832/18320 Fifth Court South) was built 11 feet onto city-owned property adjacent to the lease center (park property) in the Rosedale neighborhood.
The agent said the encroachment was discovered during a buyer-ordered survey while the property was under contract; the buyer could not close because the survey showed the home intruded on city land. The buyer is a first-time homebuyer with a restricted budget; the seller had paid cash for the lot after a prior buyer abandoned…
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