The attorney for a local developer predicts his client will be dropped from a $100,000 lawsuit alleging he was connected to construction of a home that strongly resembles another house in the same upscale neighborhood.
“We expect it to be dismissed,” said Warren Fuller, who represents William Rose and the Rose Packing Co., which developed the Glens of South Barrington. “He merely sold the property to someone who built the home.”
Ronald and Jacqueline Szymanski recently filed the action, alleging that a nearby dwelling looks far too similar to theirs, which would violate the subdivision’s restrictive covenants, Fuller said.
Those rules state that homes in the Glens are to be uniquely designed to bolster property values, Fuller said. In 1987, the Szymanskis built their home at 3 Rose Blvd., and in 1992, Robert and Caryn Dick constructed their house at 3 Ambrose Lane.
Each house has steep-pitched, hip-style roofs with cedar shingles and the same brick and rear-facing garages, the suit alleges, according to Fuller.
Also named in the suit are the homeowners association and its architectural review committee, Fuller said. Neither the Szymanskis nor their attorney could be reached for comment.
