Gmail Neighbor Runoff Issue Your Recommendations¶
| Field | Value |
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| Category | Correspondence > Party-to-Party |
| Confidence | high |
| Reason | Direct email communication between Sarah Zeeman and neighbor John Chapman discussing property disputes and concerns |
| Original File | gmail-neighbor-runoff-issue-your-recommendations.pdf |
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| Source | hdd-2 |
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Gmail - Neighbor runoff issue & your recommendations?
Sarah szeeman@gmail.com
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Sarah Zeeman szeeman@gmail.com
Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 9:05 AM
To: John Chapman john@chapmanservicesllc.com Hi John,
As | mentioned the neighbor nextdoor is covering their deck and got a variance from the city to allow it. Net-net
1.He’s covering his deck 2.He’s re-doing all backyard landscaping w/ sod etc
- He wants to build a retaining wall under the shared fence line (Un-permitted)
- Build New fence (Un-permitted) Including the shared fence line
- He wants me to pay for 50% of #3 and #4
| personally do not want anything todo with “his backyard project” and would also like to prevent any title defect issues
| am excited to be focusing on my kitchen rehab with you and allocating funds to the inside of the my home and not “his home agenda” | would appreciate your recommendations and expertise on this situation especially around the anticipated run-off he will soon be producing. (Plus the covered deck will be directly viewing into my back yard ...should we allocate some of the kitchen/home funds to plant really high & obnoxiously large trees
Below is his long-winded and most likely intoxicated email from late last night. lve learned the companies he works with are the “cheapestcutting-corners” types so | am apprehensive on what/how will be their outcomes.
We are now starting up again with the renovations and | would like to restart our conversation. Assuming you're still on board with the fence plan, I'd like to review the following:
Do we still like the plan/quote from Allied Fence? Diana and | are OK with it and see no reason to switch horses, unless you do. What are your thoughts on City of Brookhaven fence aesthetics rules? From what | had read | think they may only apply to fences that face public streets, so our rear fences and our shared dividing fence would not be subject to such rules. Even if that is true, we may choose to keep all the sections the same for our own aesthetics. What are your thoughts on this? A slight uptick in price may be OK for the best look. We're open since the rule appears to impact you more than us, due to your pr property lines facing Osborne and Grove. We would be open to exploring a very low retaining wall along our shared property line. Perhaps just one or two courses of a suitable stone or “block” could help reduce water and silt running off from our yard to yours. To take that thought a step further, perhaps even a draining pipe from the shared fence line along the rear fence line, all the way out to Osborne could help run-off even more. I’m open to ideas here. One last thought/consideration. There will be a few days in the coming months when our landscaping contractor will be bringing new top soil and sod into our yard and he has asked if they could get access from Osborne Road. Would you be open to allowing them access through your yard? Naturally it would need to happen just before the fencing was done so they’d take down the old during times when they need access...replace it overnight...and then the whole fence would be replaced as part of our overall fence plan. They would also take steps to protect your grass.
I’m sure you'd have questions of the contractor and of us...but | wanted to start that conversation and see if you'd be open to that.
john@chapmanservicesllc.com john@chapmanservicesllc.com
Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 12:27 PM
To: Sarah Zeeman szeeman@gmail.com
Sarah,
If he got a variance, he has probably permitted job because typically you have to have permit to apply for variance. But the water run off issues aren't different they still need to be managed, you might suggest to him that a drainage system will need to be installed to catch the additional run off. You should also check your local municipal regulations on water run off. https: //mail. google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=d2f00a8b25 &view=pt&search=all &permthid=thread-a%3
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Thank You
John Chapman CTMR, CMS, CCTR, HCI-RC Chapman Services LLC 404-421-7260 Direct 404-361-4975 Fax
lIICRC Certified Triple Master Restorer IICRC Certified Mold Specialist IICRC Certified Crime & Trauma Restorer IICRC Certified Firm Haag Certified Roof Inspector — Residential & Commercial [Quoted text hidden]
Sarah Zeeman szeeman@gmail.com
Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 12:32 PM
To: john@chapmanservicesllc.com Thank you. | am backing out of the situation and stating to only to make changes on his property. Do you think this is unwise as you have seen my property? [Quoted text hidden]
john@chapmanservicesllc.com john@chapmanservicesllc.com
Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 12:47 PM
To: Sarah Zeeman szeeman@gmail.com
Yes. [Quoted text hidden]
Sarah Zeeman szeeman@gmail.com
Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 12:49 PM
To: john@chapmanservicesllc.com Yes, you think that is unwise? [Quoted text hidden]
Sarah Zeeman szeeman@gmail.com
Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 12:50 PM
To: john@chapmanservicesllc.com Yes, you think that is unwise to back out? [Quoted text hidden]
john@chapmanservicesllc.com johnn@chapmanservicesllc.com
Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 6:47 AM
To: Sarah Zeeman szeeman@gmail.com
Yes | think it would be wise to back out. [Quoted text hidden]
Sarah Zeeman szeeman@gmail.com
Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 9:22 AM
To: John Chapman john@chapmanservicesllc.com Ok,
Awesome. Thank you!!
When you have time after the holiday, could we discuss the Kitchen planning/timelines, etc around your schedule? Thanks again! Best, https://mail. google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=d2f00a8b25&view=pt&search=all &permthid=thread-a%3 A
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Sarah
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john@chapmanservicesllc.com john@chapmanservicesllc.com
Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 3:35 PM
To: Sarah Zeeman szeeman@gmail.com
Yes, that shouldn’t be a problem. [Quoted text hidden]
john@chapmanservicesllc.com john@chapmanservicesllc.com
Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 12:08 PM
To: Sarah Zeeman szeeman@gmail.com
Sarah,
Just checking in with you about the kitchen, to see when you might want to get started? The kitchen cabinets will take approximately 4 weeks from the time he measures until installed. And that will give some time to get the other items completed before the cabinets go in. Let me know what other questions you might have. [Quoted text hidden]
Sarah Zeeman szeeman@gmail.com
Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 10:19 PM
To: john@chapmanservicesllc.com
John, Thank your for the info about the cabinets. I'm thinking of a possible August/Sept start date. This is all pending starting my next job. | should know very soon and will be reading out Asap. | have several questions for you and will be writing those up over the weekend. Thank you!
Sarah [Quoted text hidden]
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