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Would you sell a future neighbor a 15'x70' strip of the edge of your property?

Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:33 am
Posted by TDsngumbo
Alpha Silverfox
Member since Oct 2011
41634 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:33 am
for a driveway? Mrs. TDsngumbo and I are trying to build on a piece of property that's currently landlocked. In other words, there's currently no road access to the property. We're trying to purchase a strip of land 15' wide and about 70' long at the far edge of a neighboring property owner's property in order to build a driveway and access the nearest road. There are two property owners we could purchase from in order to build a driveway to the nearest road but both aren't budging. Our home would be set far away from their homes and hidden by trees. We're not trashy our loud people, and we have children. We're not looking to trash up the area in any way. In fact, we're trying to move away from trash, that's why we want this particular piece of property.

Both surrounding homeowners aren't budging. I think it's an a-hole move on their part but I guess if it was the other way around, I wouldn't want to risk allowing new neighbors who I don't know move in.

What would the OT do in this situation? Keep trying or move on? Go talk to the homeowners in person?

ETA: I'm not dumb - the property will be given to us. We're not buying a landlocked property.
This post was edited on 10/24/17 at 9:13 pm
Posted by LNCHBOX
70448
Member since Jun 2009
84124 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:34 am to
Nope.
Posted by saint tiger225
San Diego
Member since Jan 2011
35642 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:34 am to
No, but I'd give his wife a piece of my strip.



Ba dum tiiissshhh.
Posted by Displaced
Member since Dec 2011
32713 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:35 am to
Lol, you bought a plot of land with no road access?

Helicopters aren't that expensive.
Posted by TDsngumbo
Alpha Silverfox
Member since Oct 2011
41634 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:36 am to
quote:

Lol, you bought a plot of land with no road access?

We didn't purchase it. It will be given to us.
Posted by poule deau
Member since Jan 2009
1405 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:36 am to
quote:

In other words, there's currently no road access to the property


Why would you buy a piece of property that didn't have access?

In fact, I thought this was against most zoning ordinances.
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
166326 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:36 am to
Things to consider before purchase of properties for 500 Alex
Posted by TheAlmightySmash
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2014
5479 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:36 am to
They hold all the cards here. They don't owe you anything. Pay up or gtf
Posted by TigerFred
Feeding hamsters
Member since Aug 2003
27177 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:36 am to
You just haven't offered enough money.

Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
166326 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:37 am to
quote:

It will be given to us.




Did it come with mineral rights cause that's all you got!
Posted by Ben Hur
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2013
888 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:37 am to
Wouldn't this have been part of the due diligence before buying a property with no road access?
Posted by CoachChappy
Member since May 2013
32554 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:37 am to
quote:

there's currently no road access to the property

Now, I am not a lawyer, but I think they have to give you a right of way/easement to access your property.

Some law review
This post was edited on 10/24/17 at 11:39 am
Posted by Jon Ham
Member since Jun 2011
28590 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:38 am to
Consult an attorney.
Posted by Boudreaux35
BR
Member since Sep 2007
21517 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:38 am to
A property that is subdivided for separate owners must have access to be legal. Doesn't matter if it is donated or not. If it will be titled in a separate person's name, it must have access.
Posted by pointdog33
Member since Jan 2012
2765 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:38 am to
How do the people who gave you the property to you get to it?
Posted by Winston Cup
Dallas Cowboys Fan
Member since May 2016
65497 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:39 am to
quote:

What would the OT do in this situation?

why do you need to get your helicopter to the road?
Posted by TechDawg2007
Bawville
Member since Nov 2007
32249 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:39 am to
How much did you offer them for said strip of land?
Posted by poule deau
Member since Jan 2009
1405 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:39 am to
quote:

We didn't purchase it. It will be given to us.


Depending on where the property is located, without access from a road it cannot legally be transferred or subdivided.

Sort this part out first.
Posted by TigerDeacon
West Monroe, LA
Member since Sep 2003
29309 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:39 am to
quote:

Now, I am not a lawyer, but I think they have to give you a right of way/easement to access your property.


Depends on how it got landlocked.
Posted by YOURADHERE
Member since Dec 2006
8043 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 11:39 am to
Not a lawyer...

Aren't they legally supposed to grant you an easement? Offering to buy the strip is a good gesture but if things are like you say I don't think they really have a choice.
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