skullaria wrote:

CypherGhost wrote:
A lot of places use aerial photography to make these kinds of checks, though some of the items seem small enough to have been inspected by someone who on the ground. I've heard of people being busted by the county for building decks without permits.

Anyway, it's surprising. I'll have to re-examine my policy to see if it creates an easement for them to stop by or if they would be trespassing.

Our house is totally camoflauged from Google earth. Our house is green with a brown roof and we have a good many trees behind us. We just blend in!

No, they HAD to have been IN MY YARD, behind my fence, and even pickin up my pool cover. That ladder they complained about goes only from the side of the pool to the bottom - it is totally INSIDE the pool from the bottom, and attaches to the bottom of the deck. It strikes me as strange they don't want this particular ladder. It seems like if someone was in the pool, that's what they'd use to get out. lol

Hmm. Interesting. Well, I'd check and see if the policy allows for an access easement. If not, it sounds like you have right to file a criminal complaint.

Regarding the ladder, I thought they were required by law (or at least building code) for that very reason. Not something I've studied, but I agree that it makes safety sense.

RE: Be careful if you get the 'drive by' check letter from State Farm