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Question About a Neighbor's Negatively Influencing Feature

Anyone out there reading this, feel free to comment or email me ...

I have a client who until recently had a great townhouse in a great neighborhood. However, his neighbor decided it would be a good idea to build a deck that extends to a point where anyone sitting on it can see directly into my client's living room.

It's legal (sort of ... it was done through a variance), and there's no physical encroachment, but suffice it to say that the house was more enjoyable to my client before the neighbor built the intrusive deck.

So ... my question ... What is a good place to find more examples of negatively impacting features?

The MLS has lots of information, but it's all positive: granite counters, fireplaces, swimming pools, etc. No agent is going to advertise "view obstruction" or anything like that.

Does anyone have some good examples, either first-hand or through clients?

Posted by Rick Phillips on 01/15/2012 12:00 PM

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Rick Phillips Jr. is a certified residential appraiser licensed in Virginia and Washington, DC. Living in Fairfax County with a location in Arlington, Rick appraises houses in all of Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia. Rick writes about real estate appraisals, appraisal issues, seller and buyer issues, local neighborhoods and market areas, real estate agent tips, steps to understanding a home's value, and much more.

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