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Old 03-23-2018, 08:30 AM   #33
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Originally Posted by Biggd View Post
That's a sticky subject. It's like a town taking property by eminent domain, it shouldn't be legal but it is. You were smart to stay away from that property unless you could negotiate a much lower price to recoup legal fees.

I don't think you can claim land if the owner DIDN'T KNOW about it. I could be wrong. We went through this recently with an abutter who thought our land was his or said he did. I hate eminent domain. It should not be legal, you are right! The biggest problem is they don't want to pay you what it is worth even if you did want to sell it to them.
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