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Mediation vs. going to trial over a $900 fence dispute, I chose the mediator
My neighbor in Fresno built a fence six inches onto my property and then tried to charge me for half of it. I had two options: pay $4,500 for a lawyer and wait 18 months for a court date, or pay $350 for a mediator who works out of a converted garage. I figured the garage guy couldn't be worse than the courthouse, so I picked him. He had us both draw our versions of the property line on napkins, and my neighbor's napkin showed his driveway overlapping my lawn by a foot. We settled in 3 hours with him paying to move the fence and me paying for the new sod. Has anyone else had a boundary fight that got solved cheaper than a single attorney retainer? That $350 felt like a steal compared to what my cousin paid for a two day trial in Sacramento last year.
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the_lucas27d ago
Oh man, my buddy did the same thing over a driveway and saved a ton.
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sean78227d ago
Saved a ton? @the_lucas my guy just got lucky, that's all.
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