Yes, if they can't find it, then you can renegotiate. I read that document and I think you're SOL. Maybe if you agree that you will maintain the trimming of the bushes down to 10 feet every year or so on your own dime, it will appease them.
I have easements on my property as well here in Charlotte, and have had to deal with things like this recently. - Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 10:51 AM Subject: RE: homeowners rights in Raleigh NC > The problem is this: I've seen the plat, which indicates an easement with > Carolina Power & Light. They were bought by Progress Energy. I haven't > seen > the actual easement document. Progress Energy is supposed to find it. If > they can't I'd assume that I can renegociate. > > -- > Scott Stewart > ColdFusion Developer > > SSTWebworks > 4405 Oakshyre Way > Raleigh, NC. 27616 > (703) 220-2835 > > http://www.sstwebworks.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/sstwebworks > > Boycott Sys-Con > http://www.sstwebworks.com/blog/index.cfm/2007/10/16/Boycotting-SysCon > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chesty Puller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 10:38 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: homeowners rights in Raleigh NC > > You need to double-check your sales documents. If there is indeed an > easment extending into the air on your property, they do have the right to > do this. This is not about eminent domain or whatever, it's that the > people > > or company that previously owned your home or land sold these rights for > cash. When you bought the property, you agreed that Progress Energy would > be able to take the necessary steps to keep the area clear for their > lines. > Of course, you may be able to negotiate a better deal with these people. > IANAL. > > - Matt > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 10:27 AM > Subject: RE: homeowners rights in Raleigh NC > > >>I wish Deanna, >> >> I've already spoken to the firm that did the closing on the house. They >> pretty much said "there's nothing you can do". There's a reporter with >> the >> Raleigh News Observer, who's already done one story on this, she's >> interviewing me for a follow up next week. >> >> She claims that the cities of Raleigh and Durham are considering looking >> into the legality of PE's practices. >> >> The lawmaker's down here are very afraid of PE. >> >> -- >> Scott Stewart >> ColdFusion Developer >> >> SSTWebworks >> 4405 Oakshyre Way >> Raleigh, NC. 27616 >> (703) 220-2835 >> >> http://www.sstwebworks.com >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/sstwebworks >> >> Boycott Sys-Con >> http://www.sstwebworks.com/blog/index.cfm/2007/10/16/Boycotting-SysCon >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 9:59 AM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: Re: homeowners rights in Raleigh NC >> >> Time to get a lawyer. >> >> On 10/31/07, Scott Stewart wrote: >>> Hey guys, >>> >>> >>> >>> I'm reposting this entry from my blog: >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > http://www.sstwebworks.com/blog/index.cfm/2007/10/31/Progress-Energy-is-cutt >>> ing-down-trees-to-protect-powerlines >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:245588 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
