Helps to know the law - 330K house for 16 bucks

pauldun170 · 07-22-2011, 08:18 AM

http://gizmodo.com/5823573/man-used-...-house?tag=top

Archren · 07-22-2011, 09:50 AM

He should be a lawyer, what with his knack for sniffing out the loopholes.

fatbuckRTO · 07-22-2011, 10:21 AM

Adverse possession is a bullshit law. It might have made sense for the Cartrights and their neighbors around the Ponderosa, but in modern times, and especially inside city limits, that property belongs to someone. That someone is not Kenneth Robinson.

My ex-girlfriend's parents were trying to claim adverse possession on a twenty-foot-wide strip of land next to their driveway. They planted three or four trees and were hoping the land owners didn't notice for a few years. It's crap; if the land is that important to you, buy the damn land. If it's not for sale, suck it up and drive on.

In an article from one of the Dallas-Fort Worth stations, Robinson talks about starting seminars on how to steal property through adverse possession. I can easily see this becoming a trend these days. People use a bad economy to justify all kinds of shit, like drive-offs at the pump. Better put a fence around your yard now, before a Robinson-seminar attendee claims your back patio.

Captain Morgan · 07-22-2011, 12:00 PM

I'll be surprised if he ends up with the house. He has to stay there for 3 years without being evicted by someone. I doubt that will happen, especially now that he's bragged about it to everyone. If he'd kept his mouth shut, it might have been possible, but someone will find a way to get him out of the house, be it the owner, the bank, the city or the HOA.

Particle Man · 07-22-2011, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Morgan

I'll be surprised if he ends up with the house. He has to stay there for 3 years without being evicted by someone. I doubt that will happen, especially now that he's bragged about it to everyone. If he'd kept his mouth shut, it might have been possible, but someone will find a way to get him out of the house, be it the owner, the bank, the city or the HOA.

Meh- the HOA would only screw with him if he fails to cut the grass.

Not sure about that area, but in NY he'd be stuck with the property taxes, both current and past-due plus interest (like 24% or something stupid like that) which could easily be more than the price of the house.

I'd laugh if that were the case there.

RACER X · 07-25-2011, 05:37 PM

Wait til he gets the yrly tax bill for a 300k house, lol

RACER X · 11-01-2011, 01:04 AM

http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/2011...eclosed-house/

derf · 11-01-2011, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by RACER X

http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/2011...eclosed-house/

“haha! Free house! Oh wait I can go to jail fort this shit? But dude in the seminar told me!"

Kaneman · 11-01-2011, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by RACER X

http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/2011...eclosed-house/

You lazy bitch.

Particle Man · 11-01-2011, 08:06 AM

Haha - nice

07-22-2011, 09:50 AM	#2
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07-22-2011, 10:21 AM	#3
fatbuckRTO This is not the sig line. Join Date: Dec 2008 Moto: Be prepared. What? Oh, moto... Posts: 1,279	Adverse possession is a bullshit law. It might have made sense for the Cartrights and their neighbors around the Ponderosa, but in modern times, and especially inside city limits, that property belongs to someone. That someone is not Kenneth Robinson. My ex-girlfriend's parents were trying to claim adverse possession on a twenty-foot-wide strip of land next to their driveway. They planted three or four trees and were hoping the land owners didn't notice for a few years. It's crap; if the land is that important to you, buy the damn land. If it's not for sale, suck it up and drive on. In an article from one of the Dallas-Fort Worth stations, Robinson talks about starting seminars on how to steal property through adverse possession. I can easily see this becoming a trend these days. People use a bad economy to justify all kinds of shit, like drive-offs at the pump. Better put a fence around your yard now, before a Robinson-seminar attendee claims your back patio. __________________ This was no time for half measures. He was a captain, godsdammit. An officer. Things like this didn't present a problem for an officer. Officers had a tried and tested way of solving problems like this. It was called a sergeant. -Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards! Last edited by fatbuckRTO; 07-22-2011 at 11:03 AM.. Reason: punctuation

07-25-2011, 05:37 PM	#6
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11-01-2011, 01:04 AM	#7
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07-22-2011, 12:00 PM	#4
Captain Morgan Let's do another U-turn Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Moto: 2009 V-Strom Posts: 3,816	I'll be surprised if he ends up with the house. He has to stay there for 3 years without being evicted by someone. I doubt that will happen, especially now that he's bragged about it to everyone. If he'd kept his mouth shut, it might have been possible, but someone will find a way to get him out of the house, be it the owner, the bank, the city or the HOA.

11-01-2011, 08:06 AM	#10
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