A hole too big...

He meant what he said about digging up a trench to block the passageway. I really didn't expect he would go that far. It was a perfect excavation work, clearly the mark of a JCB. Bulk deliveries have not been made, well, at least through the usual way.

Ditch dug horizontally on the access road (Apple iPhone 4S)

I had posted earlier (read it here) about a person who claimed ownership of the adjacent land, demand a passing-through fee of RM6,000, and failing which a long ditch was promised to ensure blockade.

He fulfilled that promise.

You'd have to pay for the tractor to dig a hole. I wouldn't think he'd go this far. He clearly believes in the 'money makes money' principle (Apple iPhone 4s)!

Between our builder and us, we thought the amount exorbitant but the reluctance on the former's part to split the responsibility is part of the stumbling block. I shall not go into detail on this matter, suffice to state that the ball is now in our court awaiting the next maneuver.

My would-be neighbour visited the site one day and was shocked by what he had seen. I told him the story but he didn't think that a true land owner would behave in such a way. He is convinced that the guy is an opportunist (read: con man) and strongly feels that we should stand tall and not give in. Reporting the matter to the Police would earn him the title of a prime suspect, should anything untoward happen to the building or the household in the future.

The first thing that needs to take place now is to ascertain the real owner of the land in question. Coincidentally, he has in his possession a copy of the area plan as issued by the Land Office, allowing us to identify the particular plot number. With that, I can go to the said office and conduct a land title search to obtain the owner information.

If the land does not belong to the culprit, we will refill the huge orifice and continue business as usual. Only when he shows up to protest that we can lodge a police report for intimidation or extortion or whatever the law can provide for. My neighbour, whose plot is sandwiched between mine and the purported antagonist, promises to tag along to the police station in Kuang just so that our voice is stronger. Best to also locate the actual owner and get his or her permission to use the access road. And while at that, ensure that the land owner does not have any relation with the perpetrator.

But if he has his name to it, it would mean that I can't escape from paying up. Maybe I should ask my would-be neighbour to chip in, since there is no guarantee that the guy won't ask again later on.