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Just because they knew doesn't make them responsible or give them some sort of moral obligation to somehow recompense him for his mistake. Trying to screw them over isn't a reasonable thing to do. Two wrongs don't make a right and all that.
Their buildings were built upon and encroaches on his property. That's what title insurance covers. And it isn't know that they aren't directly behind it.
Their buildings were built upon and encroaches on his property. That's what title insurance covers. And it isn't know that they aren't directly behind it.
And how long have the garages been there? They might have some rights of adverse possession.
If I was him, I'd offer half the strip each to the existing villas, at $10K each. If rejected, I'd remove the mailboxes and renew the offer at $12K each. If rejected, I'd get a concrete saw and start cutting into the garage wall at my property lines with an offer to stop for $15K each. If rejected I'd keep going until I got to the backyard.
He most likely cannot do anything to it due to codes and easements. And definitely cannot go cutting into the people's garages, lol.
The developer screwed up, but the county also by approving such nonsense.
And how long have the garages been there? They might have some rights of adverse possession.
That is exactly what it is. Also, the homeowners can seek damages from the developer, however, seems the developer went bankrupt. Perhaps the county because such land apportioning should not have been approved.
It was a delinquent tax sale auction.If you are going to bid you better make sure of what you are bidding on.Its not the affected property owners fault he paid nearly 10k for something that was worthless,he chose to bid and bid nearly 10k.I believe the county had even stated the land had little cash value and the dimensions were available.
There is a reason properties end up at tax auctions.Sometimes its merely that someone died and or went broke and taxes didn't get paid.Sometimes property is worth less than the taxes owed and it gets abandoned.You need to figure out exactly what you are bidding on and whether you will be able to do what you want to with it if you win BEFORE YOU BID .Plenty of people have bought property at tax auctions only to later discover that that current zoning or environmental regulations don't allow the parcel to be built on economicly, if at all, or that there used to be a gas station on site and its going to cost you $200k in tank removals and soil cleanup to build on a lot that's only worth 20k AFTER the cleanup.
Its like the people who used to bid on M151 Army 'jeeps' and ignored the part of the listing that stated the vehicles were sold as salvage only and would be cut into four sections before being released.Others have bid on cars seized by US Customs or the US Marshals without bothering to note that they were mostly destroyed or needed to be shipped back out of the country.Its up to the bidder to acertain just 'what' you are trying to buy.
If I was him, I'd offer half the strip each to the existing villas, at $10K each. If rejected, I'd remove the mailboxes and renew the offer at $12K each. If rejected, I'd get a concrete saw and start cutting into the garage wall at my property lines with an offer to stop for $15K each. If rejected I'd keep going until I got to the backyard.
Not very smart, are you?
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