His license matched the address.
Martinez gave it back.
Victoria said:
“Ownership of the house is not the issue.”
Aaron held out the plat.
“This might be.”
Martinez took it.
Victoria scoffed.
“He does this every time.”
Officer Collins asked:
“Every time what?”
“He overwhelms people with documents.”
Aaron stared at her.
Martinez unfolded the survey.
Aaron pointed.
“Recorded boundary.”
The sergeant followed the line.
Pool entirely inside.
Rear lawn entirely inside.
Fence inside.
No marked easement.
Victoria stepped toward them.
“That is his private survey.”
Aaron handed Martinez the county plat.
“This isn’t.”
Martinez compared them.
“Same line.”
“Yes.”
Victoria shook her head.
“The HOA map is different.”
Collins asked:
“Do you have it?”
“Not with me.”
“Can you access it?”
“Yes.”
“Please do.”
Victoria pulled out her phone.
She opened files.
Scrolled.
Found the preliminary map.
She handed it over.
Martinez studied it.
Different title.
Different date.
Large stamp across the upper corner:
PRELIMINARY — NOT FOR RECORDING.
He looked at Victoria.
“This says preliminary.”
“The design intent matters.”
“That is not what I asked.”
She frowned.
Aaron said nothing.
Martinez looked at Aaron’s final plat again.
County recording stamp.
Book.
Page.
Legal description.
He took out his department tablet.
“Collins, pull county GIS.”
She nodded.
Victoria stepped closer.
“You don’t need to do all that.”
Martinez looked up.
“Actually, I do.”
The sentence changed the atmosphere.
Aaron saw it.
So did Victoria.
Until then she had behaved as though officers were deciding whether Aaron deserved to remain.
Now Martinez was deciding whether her complaint had any factual basis.
Collins entered the address.
County parcel data loaded.
She expanded the aerial boundary overlay.
“Sergeant.”
Martinez moved beside her.
Aaron remained seated.
Victoria looked over their shoulders.
Collins zoomed.
The property line clearly enclosed the entire yard.
Pool.
Patio.
Grass.
Gate.
Everything.
Martinez looked at Victoria.
“You said this section belongs to the HOA.”
“It does.”
“The county says it belongs to him.”
“The county map can be inaccurate.”
Aaron said:
“The recorded plat matches it.”
Victoria glared.
Martinez asked:
“Do you have a recorded document establishing the HOA easement?”
“Yes.”
“Where?”
“At the office.”