So, Phil DUMPITITY, is having issues with a house and vacant lot he bought for spec and

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So, Phil DUMPITITY, is having issues with a house and vacant lot he bought for spec and is trying to sell. Soon after the purchase a neighbor on that block to the north of his property, named JEB sent him a note demanding that Phil move a fence and vacate his claim to the vacant lot between the two properties. When he bought the house and lot next to it, he did not get a property line survey, and now JEB claims he actually owns the vacant lot and that regardless the fence between that lot and JEBS does not meet local zoning requirements regarding height and style.

In addition, Phil now has a bigger problem with the neighbor to the south of that property, which now has overgrown lawn and bushes, boards on the windows, and an old RV with flat tires parked in the street. At times, there are people seen entering and leaving it, so it may in fact be occupied. It is a considerable eyesore, and Phil is very concerned he cannot get a good return on his investment.

Finally, he receives a registered letter from a third neighbor, Sue, who lives on that block and has two junior high aged children. She claims that the swimming pool is a public nuisance as it is not properly fenced (it has a good 5 foot chain fence with a gate at present , and threatens to contact the township zoning board if Phil doesn't put a 10 foot high fence around it.

Phil wants to solve these problems on his own without bringing in any help negotiation from a legal advisor/attorney, so as to save money. Give all you have learned in class and in lecture, provide him with detailed advice for each scenario, considering unilateral strategies and gambits, and what steps he should take to resolve each issue.

Address of his issues separately, indicating which type of individual negotiation he should use, and why it would be more effective than other alternatives such as litigation such as hearings with the township board.