neighbor disputes

Plaintiff alleged neighbor’s hedge was too high under the LAMC, and a violation of the spite fence statute. Plaintiff sued for damages for nuisance and injunctive relief.

Plaintiff homeowners sued a neighbor seeking damages and injunction based on trespass and continuing nuisance for alleged invasive Ficus roots encroaching on their property causing damage to their pool, spa, deck and piping.

Plaintiffs sued to enforce an easement and/or irrevocable license on a disputed area between the properties on which plaintiff made improvements, e.g. plantings, lights and sprinklers. Defendant claimed he was a bona fide purchaser without notice as nothing had been recorded.

Plaintiff claimed a prescriptive easement for irrigation pipeline which had been in use for 20 years. Plaintiff also alleged defendant wrongfully removed a fence on the boundary line. Plaintiff sought declaratory and injunctive relief, on theories of trespass to chattels and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Defendant cross-complained for trespass, intentional infliction of emotional distress, theft and invasion of privacy.

Plaintiff owned a 30-year-old tree which she valued. Defendant neighbor wanted to knock down the existing wall on the property line and build a new one. That would have required removal of the tree which was near the property line. When plaintiff refused defendant cut the roots on his side of the property which killed the tree.

Plaintiff alleged defendant tricked him into agreeing to the removal of the existing wood fence on the property line by representing he would build a new similar wood fence. Instead, defendant built a cinder block wall without permits which encroached on plaintiff’s property. Defendant also erected surveillance equipment aimed at plaintiff’s property – cameras and audio recording devices – and directed his sprinklers onto plaintiff’s land. Plaintiff sued for injunctive relief.