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July 15, 2006
Verizon phone box
I have a phone box from verizon the back of my house,the phone compagnie at the time (1925) have a agreement with the previous owner.
The peoples from Verizon keep coming throught my back yard without my knowledge,and several ocassion, i call 311 made a complaint directly to Verizon peoples and nothing have change there after.
I whant that phone box out of my propertie
How can i have a copy of the agreement??? Or any one have any advise!!!.
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Very common situation. I doubt if you can do anything at all.
Posted by: Anonymous at July 15, 2006 9:54 PM
Yes,we have the same situation. The workers have broken several of our lawn sculptures and unless if you have the original receipt, there's nothing you can do. Extremely frustrating!
Posted by: Anonymous at July 15, 2006 11:17 PM
I had the same problem in the dark ages before Verizon. I filed a complaint with the phone company, along with copies of receipts for the damaged goods. For a while I just let my big dogs out when they came onto my property. In the end we "compromised"- they still could have access with 24 hours notice and only when accompanied by a supervisor ( big deal!), and they credited my bill for the damages. Then I moved- and switched carriers.
Posted by: Anonymous at July 16, 2006 9:08 AM
Is this you're back yard? If so, put up a fence and lock it. They will have to get your permission to enter. Unless you bought your house with an easment in place (i.e. a right of way for Verizon) they do not have right to enter your property without permission. When you bought the place, I'm sure they would have done a title search to see if there were any easements/rights of way granted to anyone such as Verizon. I not, then the agreement was with the previous owner. If it was not assigned to you, then Verizon can get stuffed. The key will be to make it impossible for them to enter without contacting you.
Posted by: 1847 at July 17, 2006 10:50 AM
Also, don't call 311, call the police. It is potentially trespassing (subject to my previous post regarding any existing easements in favor of Verizon), not a quality of life concern.
Posted by: 1847 at July 17, 2006 10:51 AM
YEP! We had this same thing - my husband contacted verizon legal dept and they sent him a copy of the land rights that were sold to Verizon by the previous owner for $5,000 for FOREVER. Completely stinks.
Posted by: liani at July 19, 2006 10:03 AM
YEP! We had this same thing - my husband contacted verizon legal dept and they sent him a copy of the land rights that were sold to Verizon by the previous owner for $5,000 for FOREVER. Completely stinks. Our plan? just never really give them access...it heals only our fustration...
Posted by: liani at July 19, 2006 10:04 AM
Wait a second -- you purchased a property with a legal easement on it that the company paid for and which was reflected in your purchase price and you refuse to honor the easement? Wow, now I've heard everything? Have you no shame? Maybe you should have hired a better lawyer to examine the title, rather than violating the easement?
Posted by: Anonymous at July 19, 2006 7:57 PM
I'm not advocating violating the easement, rather find out if there is one first. If not, make it impossible for Verizon to enter. If there is an unrecorded easement that did not turn up in the title report, you may have grounds to contest any purported rights that Verizon may be claiming.
Posted by: 1847 at July 20, 2006 2:37 PM
I own a property with a very ambiguously written easement in favor of Verizon (originally written to Bell Atlantic). The terms ao the easement are vague. Though it defines certain areas of the property that can be crossed to gain access to a utility box on the back corner of the property. Verizon claims the easement 'infers' they have access to any portion of the property and are threatening me if I grow grass on the property where they have been parking their trucks. This area is well away from the said easement. Yet they seem to think they own the entire property which I pay tax on. They leave vehicles parked in my yard and trach laying about. When I put up markers staking out where I intend to grow a lawn I received threatening calls from Verizon. Finally, their utility station on my property sits in the foundation of a histical building that I would like to rebuild. Where to I go to pursue this? I feel very strongly that Verizon has repeatedly violated the terms of their granted easement. advise please
Posted by: thomas at August 28, 2006 3:52 PM
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