In Jefferson County, Kittredge Park is at the center of an Adverse Possession Suit against Taralyn Romero.
Jefferson County Commissioners seem to be digging into someone's property to give it to someone else. It's one of the most shocking things I have seen in a long time. Jefferson County may have the legal standing to do this, but I don't think they believe it.
Jefferson County Commissioners appear to be digging in to steal property from a private homeowner for the benefit of other people in the neighborhood. It is one of the most disturbing things I have seen in decades. Not sure Jefferson County even believes they have the legal grounds for this.
The Most Crucial Thing That enters a Real Estate Transaction as a Real Estate Broker is Property Rights.
A real estate agent transfers the bundle of property rights associated with real estate. You are protected against the government confiscating your land as part of a grifting neighbor scheme. One of the most important rights you possess is protection against the government seizing your land.
What Is Keeping Jefferson County From Attacking You?
You should beware of Taralyn if Jefferson County has an adverse possession case against her! These Jefferson County Board of Commissioners are just power-hungry politicians just like all the other, and they are destroying our country. If they establish precedent to shut down your own property, we as a community are finished.
There is no choice in whether or not to own real estate property rights – they are compulsory!
Jefferson County, Colorado, can do this to a landowner? That scares me. What precedent is this? Should I tell buyers?
When I hear about Taralyn Romero’s ordeal, I am terrified. I think, “What if the authorities could confiscate anyone’s land like Taralyn’s? It would be terrifying to learn that people might be able to deprive other individuals of their private property so arbitrarily. Whenever a government takes away land for the good of the people, people think that they have the ability to seize others’ property if they want to use it. If the land is not needed for the common good, it should not be seized. I do not think getting to a creek for recreational purposes is an adequate reason to take someone’s land. I don’t think the community will function properly without this property.”
Why Real Estate Agents Need to Stand Up For What They Believe In
Every real estate agent and broker should get involved in this fight. This behavior is disgusting and should be condemned by everyone. Land theft from private property owners is something everyone should be against. If you find a real estate agent who does not think this behavior is disgusting, look for a new agent. When you purchase a home, you not only get the right to keep it once the title passes, you also obtain ownership rights. Therefore, any agent that does not understand that needs to be banned. School buses are being eliminated, and we sue landowners for a “swimming hole”? Jefferson County Commissioners should not exercise their power in this manner.
The fact that the Denver New Channel is against the homeowner tells you exactly who you should side with. It is not Jefferson County.
Why Is the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners Doing This Here?
County wants to seize land from Jefferson County property owner with “adverse possession”
Jefferson County Colorado is attempting to acquire ‘adverse possession' of a park from a homeowner who has blocked creek access for visitors.
It concerns me that the county has the authority to do this to a landowner. Has this precedent been set? Will I need to disclose this information to buyers?
Is it possible for Jefferson County to take away land from you too?
When I hear about people being targeted for their land like Taralyn, I am horrified. It should terrify everyone to know that local governments are targeting anyone’s land for no other reason than mob violence.
Every single real estate broker and agent must join in on this fight! This is absolutely appalling. Jefferson County Commissioners should not have the authority to do this to a landowner. Schools are reducing bus routes and we are suing private landowners for a “swimmin’ hole’? Our land is being violated.
The information that the Denver New Channel is against the homeowner tells you exactly who you should side with. It is not Jefferson County.
To make the commy-like and authoritarian aspects of the Slanted Denver article less noticeable, I fixed some of it.
Another person recently blocked Bear Creek from being accessed from the public land next to a community park.
A wildfire has burned through more than 100 acres in Kit Trudge, Colorado.
Neighbors in this historic community are split over whether a homeowner illegally blocked a creek on his property that flows through it.
Taralyn Romero has the Property and the Continuance of Estate Rights!
For 35 years, visitors to Kittredge Community Park had been able to access Bear Creek via a plot of land next door. However, in April, heated exchanges between some parkgoers and new neighbors led the latter group to erect a fence that blocked public access via their property.
After Taralyn Romero roped off the land, Jefferson County filed a lawsuit against Romero and her fiancé to obtain it through “adverse possession” or an injunction. County officials say that Romero's property is a public easement. Furthermore, County Attorney Michael Rourke said it would be difficult for Romero to prove adverse possession if she sued.
When did Taralyn Romero purchase the property? Was Jefferson County ever involved with it?
When Romero bought the property in March 2021, she didn’t know that the land had historically and traditionally been used by the public for access to Bear Creek. Romero said she would be willing to negotiate a settlement with the county, but that the matter would have to be settled in court.
Romero showed old maps and surveys indicating that her plot of land extends beyond the creek to where park visitors have access.
The disputed boundary between Romero’s land and the park is part of the property dispute. The county claims in its lawsuit that the creek should be the boundary; however, the creek has moved south over the years. Romero said she has opposed the county to safeguard her property rights and safeguard the rights of other local residents. If the government can seize her land without compensation, it can do so with anyone's land in unincorporated areas as well.
Romero has a plat map of Kittredge Park.
Romero maintains that her maps and surveys demonstrate that despite the creek’s changing position, her plot of land has not changed. Dickson maintains that “both sides” of the issue are valid—that parks were intended to provide access to creeks, but that land owners should be able to exercise necessary property rights.
County officials used Romero's case as an example of what can happen when people don't follow its land-use policies, according to Romero. She said she was informed by a county official that, had she been more cooperative, she would have been permitted to keep her land. In her opinion, parks are fine, but the government should compensate land owners for taking their land, she said.
Romero's large following on TikTok allows her to share stories of living with a large crowd and fighting local government, while simultaneously receiving sympathy for living in Kittredge.