vidalia &8212; The matter outlining property lines and building violations, restricting two city residents from completing their home has finally been settled.

Earl Cotton and Marty Ellerbe received permission and a time frame to finish their dangling home improvements Thursday in the Seventh Judicial District Court. Attorney Paul Benoist filed the petition for the two men, which were incurring losses from the unfinished construction.

Cotton, 1104 Plum St., whose carport overhang extended off his property, has been instructed to move his construction back closer to his property and put gutters on the house. Cotton was given a time period of three months to make the changes.

&8220;That&8217;s exactly what I was going to do anyway,&8221; Cotton said. &8220;I wouldn&8217;t need that extra overhang and when I am through it won&8217;t bother him a bit. Everything will be just fine.&8221;

Cotton said the project was unfinished and the carport overhang was to be trimmed 12 inches adding gutters that drain down spouts on to his property.

Ellerbe, 305 North Magnolia St., whose construction of a wall to close to neighboring property, agreed to back a wall he built back towards his property line. He was given a time frame of nine months to complete the project and must move the wall three feet from the drip edge of his neighbor&8217;s roof.

&8220;I feel certain I can get it done in this amount of time,&8221; Ellerbe said. &8220;I was just waiting on the outcome.&8221;

City attorney Jack McLemore said the deal was successful between the parties and probably should have already been taken care of.