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A California Encroachment

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 On May 27th 2020 Our (former) neighbor filed a lawsuit in an attempt to legalize her encroachment. As per her complaint, she "seeks to quiet title."   The key part of D's complaint - made under oath: The complaint, in text:  19. [D] holds, owns, and has title to the EASEMENT over the [K]  PROPERTY, which includes the BLOCK WALL, the GARAGE, the NEW ARCH, and the  STRIP OF LAND for the benefit of the [D]' PROPERTY.  20. [D] title to the EASEMENT is based on [D]'s and [D]'s predecessors' actual, open, notorious, exclusive, hostile and adverse use of the EASEMENT over the [K] PROPERTY for more than five years preceding the commencement of this action.  Several points in the complaint are explained below.  But first, an image taken from survey commissioned by [D]. Note survey commissioned by [K] shows the same thing, namely that even from the street it is evident that D's construction lies on D's neighbor's property.  Here are before (2015) and af