Bad Neighbors in Boise? Nah…
Would you consider yourself a good neighbor? My good neighbor status may be questionable at times (I really need to clean those gutters), but for the most part, I’d say I’m a good neighbor. At least I haven’t yet shown up on RottenNeighbor.com (yes, that is a real site; and no, I’m really not on it).
However, this article in the Idaho Statesman reveals the fact that there are, indeed, a few bad neighbors here in Boise. So bad that the City of Boise has had to step in to protect the environment and the neighbors. It seems that the bad neighbors, while in the process of building their home, failed to follow a few of the city’s rules and let their lot erode into the neighbors lot.
From the article:
“This house is our retirement,” said next-door neighbor Stephanie Cloud, who shares a driveway with the troubled building site. “It’s our investment. If we had to sell our house right now, we couldn’t. It’s not marketable. We’ve lost $100,000 in equity. We had this lovely driveway and now we have a goat path.”
Bad neighbor and all, if you had to sell your home right now, I think the current market would take a bigger bite of your equity than your neighbor has. Then again, I haven’t see this goat path personally.
Nevertheless, I’m glad to see the City of Boise taking action and I hope this matter gets taken care of before someone ends up on RottenNeighbor.com.
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