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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh, the old house is down and the new missing middle plex is going up on our street. When I objected to the builder, he shrugged and said that we had elected the county board who approved the missing middle housing.  It's going to be rental and he is planning to rent the apartments to multiple groups because it will maximize returns.  It can be potentially 16 adults in the building with parking for three cars.  I hope the other 13 use bikes or scooters because there is little street parking.  [/quote]

Did you look at the property records to see if your neighborhood has any covenants. You might have standing to sue them, stop construction, potentially get compensation for damages, if they are violating the covenants.[/quote]

Lawyer up, file once they have signed their contracts with the subs and begun substantial work. You might eventually lose but you can make it hurt for a while.[/quote]

Is there a fund we could use to pay for the lawyer?   We were told if we lost a lawsuit, we would have to pay for the builder's lawyer too.  [/quote]

I would do a comprehensive title search for the past 100 years. There are covenants that were added this property title as early as 1929. This might prevent a developer from building a multifamily unit. Developers don't necessarily do a hundred year title search; they will try to get it built and pretend that they aren't violating the neighbors property. [/quote]

We live in an Arlington neighborhood with a covenant that says only one dwelling unit can be built on a lot.  Maybe there is a similar covenant?[/quote]

Google told me there are covenants on this property added in 1929 where this plex unit is being built. It does not provide details on whether this covenant includes a limit on the number of units. A title search on your neighbors property would be beneficial.[/quote]

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