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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2850 ~ ~ 1 - ~ 5th DCA, 1984>, where appellee placed the offendiny structures on the property, and ~lonell v Golfview Road Associatic,n, 359 So. 2d ' tFla. 4th DCA, 1978), where appellee placed speed hur~ps on a private road. In this case, the original structure was built alr~ost 15 ~•ears before the common grantor created the easer.~ent. ' and, thus, created the encroachment. Nevertheless, thz Court recognizes that Defendant did cornmence to inprove the structure, f ~ with knowledge that there was probably an encroachment. ' In addition, Plaintiffs could have addressed the probler~ if they had obtained a full survey when they purchased their i i i prc~pe rt~- . Further, the easer.zent in yuestion zs obviously a straiyht i j strip of land, 20 fEet in c.idth. It is clear from viewing the i l ~ access path ~.hich has historicall~- been utilized, thar. t.he ~ t straight easer~ent granted to Plaintiffs has not hP_Pp the c~I?e used. Everyone knew that the Tl:ird Party Defendant's land was being partially used. ~ ~ Plaintiffs had also discussed rPr:~oving the structure, in ~ i part, at their expense. However, once again, the Court notes the situation was accelerated when Defendant started to improve it, E thereby ab~iously inter~ding to make it a permanent useful ~ i fixture, as opposed to some deteriorated building that could be ~ rer~oved at the convenienr_e of i~terested property ~,wners, if circunstancPS necessitated it (eg. a ct~ange in the infornal position of the Third Party Defen~ant in not objer_t;.ng to the use . of its canal right-of-way.j. That also leads the Court to nate a r_or.uaenY in Robinson, ~ supra. at 816, dealing with refei•ence to the surrounding goo~675 PAGE2~~~ ~ ~ - g ~ _ _ _ _ ~ ~ ~~~`"~>P -