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My wife’s parents have a 200 acre farm in another township from us and they’ve decided to offer us a 1.5 acre lot so they can be closer to their grandchildren. The lot hasn’t been severed yet, it’s in the works, but been a massive headache dealing with the township. My Father in law has already severed 2 separately deeded lots on the back of his farm, but they really don’t want to give us one of those as those lots are worth substantially more and it’s basically part of their retirement, so they’re working on severing a lot at the front of the farm which is basically beside their existing house.

So in dealing with the township lately, they want my in-laws to forfeit 10’ of road frontage all across the front of the farm which basically equals about 2 acres worth of land. He’s not happy about that but willing to do it. They already had to forfeit 10’ across the back of the farm, which they’ve been paying taxes on for years. No reimbursement, and they still have to maintain the ditch.

Now, the township wants them to donate a park in town for kids which is likely between $100k-$200k to build in order for the lot to go through.

My wife’s friends are in the next township over from my wife’s parents, and are in a similar situation where those parents want to sever a lot for their kid, (my wife’s friend) but that township wants them to donate 12 acres of their land to the township, and that there’s no guarantee it will go through.

Quite the corruption from townships if you ask me.

Has anyone here ever dealt with something similar and know if they’re are ways around this besides throwing money at lawyers?

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Jeff Swann 1y ago

Jfc, what country are you in?

Jeff 1y ago

Ontario Canada

Jeff Swann 1y ago

I don't know what the solution is, but if I was being treated that way I would find some way to do what I wanted without their permission & tell them to go fuck themselves. Maybe all of the land can be put into a trust or sold to a corp you create & divided via some private contract or like as preferred stock which can be privately exchanged...?

Jeff 1y ago

The FIL can build an accessory building for a “farmhand” but then we won’t have a separately deeded lot, which is what we all want. Just thinking ahead for the future if properties are sold, they can be sold separately. It just shouldn’t be this hard to severe off a lot from your own property when it does infact meet all requirements.

Jeff Swann 1y ago

IIRC that's the thing about preferred stock, is that it can be resold with assets attached as a share of a private company.

Jeff 1y ago

I’ll pass this info along to the FIL and see what he thinks.

Supposedly he put the 2 back lots under into numbered corporations

Thanks Jeff 🤙🏼

StackSats.IO 1y ago

What’s the cost of a lawyer versus the cost of a Molotov cocktail through a councillors window?

I’m not advocating this; I’m just asking the question.

Because people will do this math on their own.

These parasites are just used to facing zero repercussions when they attempt corruption. They fold like a deck of cards when someone gives them a different ultimatum.

Jeff 1y ago

Trust me, my wife wants to bomb the township office, she’s beyond pissed!

There’s a subdivision that was built years ago along the edge of some of their low laying bush section of property. When it was built, they directed all the storm water through a swale into this section of property and it has been slowly eroding over the years.

He’s been thinking about taking them to court over this, and thinking about it even more now.

How should this game be played?

StackSats.IO 1y ago

The best answer I can give you;

Like everyone who is involved’s lives depend upon it.