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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 03:38 PM Original message |
A $330,000 home for $16? 'This is not a normal process' |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. Seems to be associated with squatters rights in some way |
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MikeW (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 04:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. the police's position on this is incorrect |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. It Is Right Enough For Government Work, Sir |
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MikeW (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 05:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. sorry this isnt trespassing |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 06:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. No, Sir, It is Not Trespassing: It Is Adverse Possession |
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localroger (663 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 06:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. All of your examples have owners |
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MikeW (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. prob not correct |
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localroger (663 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. You're assuming the law is reasonable. |
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MikeW (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 06:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. let me put it another way |
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localroger (663 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 07:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. What he is betting on is this: |
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MikeW (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 05:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. good lord |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. I wonder why his neighbors are so involved and concerned? |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 03:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Probably because he is black and not wealthy like them (nt) |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. You have someone living in a house with no electricity and no water |
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MikeW (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. if the house has no water and no electricity |
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localroger (663 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 06:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. The article makes that clear: it's unfair that they paid and he isn't nt |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 09:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Life isn't fair; isn't that what we're always told when the big shot gets over on the little guy? |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
4. If it's legal, the neighbors have no standing to interfere. |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'm confused. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 04:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. They could evict him - but the process is long and costly (could take years) |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. If I'm not mistaken, the "original" owner can take reasonable steps of |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
7. It appears from my limited reading that it would be more than 3 years he'd need possession |
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Springer9 (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
13. Adverse possession is hardly a little known Texas law. |
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Philippine expat (412 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
22. Personally I applaud the man for knowing the law and |
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Samantha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
24. Who is paying the property taxes to the municipality or State |
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