Lien on property question

This doesn't make any sense to me. Someone just up and cut your grass without your permission, then sent a bill, then filed a mechanic's lien?

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I've argued with him before and went ahead and paid, but this is getting ridiculous. He put a lien on my property for $85 before he even notified me.

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Seems fishy to me. But the bigger question remains, do you really want a house in a subdivision with these type of restrictions and policies?

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in the by-laws it states that anyone who owns a lot in the subdivision can cut another lot if the grass is over 6" and charge for reimbursement.

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Christ, that's retarded. Is this in Baton Rouge? I've never heard of places in New Orleans having these stupid subdivision bylaws like they do in BR.

Who files a lien for $85? It's barely even worth the trip to the courthouse, much less the fees.

Why wait for the grass to grow to 6"? There is no proof required that the grass was uniformly that long, only that you cut it in good faith belief it was over 6" in one spot on each lot.

I haven't dealt with these type of liens in particular but personally, I would tell the guy you weren't paying and see if he brings suit within the year of filing. If he is dick enough to sue over $85, I wouldn't want to build in that subdivision.

Of course, all this depends upon what the restrictions say, and if he gave you a copy of the restrictions.

Home ownership is totally awesome.

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and the guys daughter is the lawyer that is filing the liens.

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Don't walk away from the neighborhood, RUN. I mean seriously. Who treats their customers like that? I think this guy is forgetting which way the money is flowing here. Especially since you have 2 other friends in the neighborhood already. This guy should be doing everything possible for you and your friends so you will spread the word about how good the neighborhood is, and how pleasant your experience has been, not pissing you off over piddly shite.

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Also known as video crack. What leader are you playing and at what level? I'm trying to gat comfortable at immortal level, but I just can't keep up in the tech race.

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I don't play at that high of level (usually Monarch, sometimes Emperor). I usually just make everything Random and go with the luck of the draw. I'm playing the Mongolians right now and have transports searching the globe to wipe out the rest of the Germans. My problem is that the French and Aztecs keep declaring war against me every ten moves. It keeps getting in the way of my German bloodfeud.

I usually try to keep a core country defended and pour everything in to tech advancement. Then, after the game is over I keep playing until there is no one left.

It's a good thing computer games sucked back when I worked for Uncle Arthur. I would have gotten even less work done, and I really would have had ethical issues with billing clients for the time.

I've always aimed for conquest or domination type victories, but I can't seem to pull them off at immortal level. So. I'm trying to win a cultural victory with the Incans. It seems too easy. I have 3 cities building every culure producing improvement, and the rest of my cities are producing practically nothing but military units for defense purposes. I'm behind in the tech race, but I don't think it will matter since I should amass the requisite cultural points well ahead of any spaceship completion.