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Real Claim Taking Care of Conflicts That Arise Unexpectedly: Annegret Knuth, quite happy with the home she had purchased and its' scenic surroundings, decided to take a trip to her homeland of Germany. Upon her return, she found that she had new neighbors next door - neighbors who were building a fence that Annegret saw headed for the middle of her driveway! The neighbors agreed to have a survey completed, which did reveal that building a fence on the true property line would block Annegret's access to her garage and the rear portion of her property. Unfortunately the neighbors built the fence anyway. Annegret's Real Estate Agent, Jim Benn, immediately called First American. Knowing that Annegret had Eagle Protection, First American quickly hired an attorney to represent Annegret. The fence came down and the issues in dispute were resolved. First American then filed for a variance from the County to get a county established setback line redrawn, and obtained an easement for the use of the driveway. Bottom line - a standard title policy would not have covered Annegret's dilemma. In the end, she and her Real Estate Agent were pleased that the Eagle Policy was there for them. "When I realized that there was a real problem, I was afraid that I would have to spend a lot of money. But First American took care of it for me. I think that I am very lucky to have an EAGLE Policy." --Annegret Knuth, Homeowner "The EAGLE Policy protected my client. Ironically, if the neighbor had had an EAGLE Policy, they might have been compensated for providing the easement. I'm recommending the EAGLE Policy to all of my clients, because of the protection it affords." --Jim Benn, Real Estate Agent |
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