Island Awash in Title Questions, Irregularities

RALEIGH — Dare County landscaper Bill Boykin thinks neither politically connected man who acquired property he once owned known as Island L on state maps — nor the state of North Carolina, which claims partial ownership — had clear title to the property when a boundary line agreement was drafted in 2011. Boykin thinks there are "clouds on the title," signaling potential irregularities in the chain of ownership.