Fun with Zoning Laws.

• Author: Rimensnyder, Sara
• Position: Feud between neighbors in Washington - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

A longtime feud in a lakeside community ended in March with one neighbor forcing another to move--three feet to the left.

According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Stacey Ford had to shell out $40,000 to have some giant cranes move her Stanwood, Washington, house just three feet after the next-door neighbor alerted authorities that the 20-year-old structure violated local zoning laws. According to those rules, buildings in Snohomish County have to be at least five feet away from property lines; Ford's house was only two and a quarter. She applied for a variance, but, $15,000 in legal fees later...