Residents along Legacy Trail Easement by Railroad Tracks frustrated by Sarasota County and attorney Bora Kayan in property dispute. (2023)

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WRITE THE TRIBUNE OF THE HERALD: Residents along Legacy Trail Easement frustrated by Sarasota County and attorney Bora Kayan in property battle. Like their neighbors, the Dickies tended the lawn around the railroad right-of-way because they believe half of the 100-foot-wide right-of-way belongs to them. But after Sarasota County paid CSX Railroad $30.1 million for the right to the 6.3-mile rail corridor from Ashton Road north to Payne Park, that long-held belief was called into question.

As contractors built the trail (destroying 80 year old trees) they followed warning signs of their belongings encroaching on the linear park, destruction of trees, fences, sheds, and in some cases septic tanks. The Dickies are among the approximately 200 propertiesThe owners are currently represented by an attorney based in St. Louis.alleging that Sarasota County is violating their rights by, among other things, contacting their customers directly to try to secure full ownership of the right-of-way for the track. He urged the county to stop doing this and compensate the owners appropriately. Brian Loughrey, Sarasota County Assistant Real Estate Appraiser, said the owners were never billed for the value of that land next to the Legacy Trail right-of-way. "These legal descriptions do not overlap with the legal descriptions for Legacy Trail," Loughrey said.

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WRITE THE TRIBUNE OF THE HERALD:deputy sarasotaBezirksstaatsanwalt Bora Kayan,Through a spokeswoman, who represents the district on the right-of-way issue, he declined to comment on the ongoing legal matter. For the most part, county officials and contractors have been quiet in dealing with this.thor lawyerHearne's clients, but it was a July 9 letter from Donise E. Beehler, a senior right-of-way leasing agent for Sarasota County, to one of the residents requesting that the shed and landscaping, right-of-way of 3.9 feet have been extended has been removedthor lawyerHearne was so upset that he fired a letterBora Kayan– remind the attorney that the district is not to have any (DIRECT) contact with their clients. (I'm not a lawyer, but it seems Bora Kayan has appeal time from the Florida Bar, doesn't Bora Kayan know the rules of the law?).Bora Sabih Kayan is an attorney capable of handling cases involving construction disputes, buildings liability, insurance defense, personal injury protection, and related legal areas.UPDATE 1. February2022,Sarasota County DeputyRechtsanwalt Bora Kayan, who represents the district on the right-of-way issue, said a spokesman for the districtmartesdo not comment on ongoing legal matters.

ABC7 WRITE:The county says it has identified more than 200 encroachments along the rail corridor through surveys, though some properties have more than one, including nearly 90 in the city of Sarasota. Most intrusions are fences, but others include sheds, concrete surfaces, electrical boxes, satellite dishes, roads, parts of buildings, wells, parts of driveways and parking lots, and individual instances of a fuel tank, terrace, covered underground pool, paved patio and drainage field. “All of these are legally constructed things. Is it sobuilt with permits from Sarasota County, but now the county is coming in and saying, as a result of this federal order, we're going to request that it be removed," said attorney Mark Thor Hearne. However, attorneys representing these nearly 200 homeowners now say the county has no the legal right to demand it." "If that's going to happen, then the federal government has to pay for it, or if the federal government says Sarasota County." did not give him this rightSarasota County goeshave to pay for it," said attorney Thor Hearne.

SARASOTA - Letter to Bora Kayan on the unconditional right.
24.09.2020
BY EMAIL:BKayan@scgov.net
Bora Kayan
Sarasota County Clerk
1660 Ringling Boulevard, 2. Actions
Sarasota, Florida. 34236

VON: Mark F. (Thor) Hearne, II
Founding Partner
Thor@TrueNorthLawGroup.com
Direct: 314.296.4002

RE: grams v. Sarasota County
Dear Bora: (STOP CONTACTING MY CLIENTS DIRECTLY)

Several of the landlords I represent have sent me letters and an agreement form that Sarasota County sends out. Sarasota County requires these property owners to submit a “check box” form that grants Sarasota County unrestricted access to their private property. The answer for every homeowner I represent is no. This includes all homeowners on the northern extension of Legacy Trail and includes all homeowners who are named plaintiffs there.
cases pending in the United States Court of Federal Claims Cheshire Hunt, et al. v. United States, Nos. 18-111 and 4023 Sawyer Loop Road I, LLC, et al. v. United States, Nos. 19-757, each owner mentioned in Grames, et al. v. Sarasota County, et al., No. 20-739, pending in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida and all alleged class members in the Grames Class Action.

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In other words, any landowner who owns land north of Culverhouse Park (in the Grames class action lawsuit). The fact that Sarasota County has chosen to directly contact property owners represented by legal counsel and require them to sign a legal document prepared by Sarasota County without presenting it to the property owner's attorney is very concerning and raises serious ethical concerns about (FLORIDA BAR COMPLAINT?). . Some of these homeowners are elderly and have been confused by the form Sarasota County is sending them asking them to sign. Even more outrageous is the fact that Sarasota County officials or representatives threaten property owners with fines or penalties if the property owner does not sign the Sarasota County form. For some property owners, the demolition of existing structures in Sarasota County and the felling of trees on the private property of those property owners who are subject to the rail trail corridor easement has caused damage to the property owner's land that is not subject to the Railroad Trail Corridor Easement. .

I have to admit that I (had) been enjoying my Legacy Trail bike rides from Sarasota to Nokomis since 2009 before injuring my knee in March of 2017. It really is a shame the way Sarasota County and District Attorney Bora Kayan are treating homeowners along the Legacy Trail extension into downtown Sarasota. Eminent domain, sometimes called eminent domain, is the government's power to take private property. This power requires the government to prove that the extraction is for a public purpose (such as the construction of a road) and to pay the owner adequate compensation. Once a landlord (or tenant) learns that their property will be affected by a major domain, the first step should be to hire an experienced real estate attorney."Florida law requires the government to pay the owner's attorney's fees in addition to the payment due for the value of the property." It seems to me that the residents along Legacy Trail Easment that they are being intimidated by Sarasota County and attorney Bora Kayan have a legitimate right to file a lawsuit against Bora Kayan from the Florida Bar because they are contacting them directly while represented by legal counsel and asking them to provide a legal document that signs who the lawyer is. heck does he think he's the bora kayan guy?

Bill Warner Private Investigator Sarasota 941-926-1926 - Scammers and Custody Cases at http://www.wbipi.com/