Reported in Defuniak Herald Sep 19th 2018
SeaHighland quiet title action
Walton County Attorney Sidney Noyes had placed an item on the meeting agenda asking for direction as to whether the county should seek to intervene in a quiet title action that is ongoing in Walton County Circuit Court. The case, Hidell et al v. Pender, et al, involves the SeaHighland subdivision, with numerous subdivision property owners seeking a declaration by the court that they are the rightful owners of portions of 20-foot “breezeways” adjacent to their lots. The breezeways were platted as common areas between boundary lines of each lot within the subdivision in the 1949 subdivision plat.
The quiet title complaint has included a claim by one property owner to the ownership of the south portion of the Headland Avenue right-of-way adjacent to the lot of that property owner, Headland Avenue being one of the right-of-ways dedicated to the public in the subdivision plat.
At the meeting, Noyes reported that the attorney representing the property owners had indicated that the claim to the Headland Avenue right-of-way would be removed from the quiet title action. As a result, Noyes did not recommend that the county seek to intervene at this time. She pledged that she and Steve Hall, county legal counsel, would continue to monitor the quiet title action.
Officials discuss vending, get news on SeaHighland lawsuit, hear presentations on tree project and intersection [PREMIUM] – The Defuniak Herald & Beach Breeze
SeaHighland quiet title action
Walton County Attorney Sidney Noyes had placed an item on the meeting agenda asking for direction as to whether the county should seek to intervene in a quiet title action that is ongoing in Walton County Circuit Court. The case, Hidell et al v. Pender, et al, involves the SeaHighland subdivision, with numerous subdivision property owners seeking a declaration by the court that they are the rightful owners of portions of 20-foot “breezeways” adjacent to their lots. The breezeways were platted as common areas between boundary lines of each lot within the subdivision in the 1949 subdivision plat.
The quiet title complaint has included a claim by one property owner to the ownership of the south portion of the Headland Avenue right-of-way adjacent to the lot of that property owner, Headland Avenue being one of the right-of-ways dedicated to the public in the subdivision plat.
At the meeting, Noyes reported that the attorney representing the property owners had indicated that the claim to the Headland Avenue right-of-way would be removed from the quiet title action. As a result, Noyes did not recommend that the county seek to intervene at this time. She pledged that she and Steve Hall, county legal counsel, would continue to monitor the quiet title action.
Officials discuss vending, get news on SeaHighland lawsuit, hear presentations on tree project and intersection [PREMIUM] – The Defuniak Herald & Beach Breeze
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