http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/urban-farmers-working-vacant-kinloch-property-get-surprise-when-land/article_a69bbb45-2cc1-542d-b7c0-51e6205c8e2c.html
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/urban-farmers-working-vacant-kinloch-property-get-surprise-when-land/article_a69bbb45-2cc1-542d-b7c0-51e6205c8e2c.html
Moved to Berkeley.
Very cool story. That sort of thing is in too short a supply these days.
Wow.
Cool story
Great story, until squatters start using your land and you have to deal with them.
I shared this story on FB and got more reshares than I would have expected. People seem to enjoy something positive.
My pessimistic self won't allow me to believe it was a wholly altruistic gesture.
I suspect that after taking care of the property for 35 years without anyone sending them a cease and desist order they may have had some sort of squatter's claim that was cheaper and easier to side-step with a carrot in place of the stick.
Still, happy ending regardless.
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: My pessimistic self won't allow me to believe it was a wholly altruistic gesture. I suspect that after taking care of the property for 35 years without anyone sending them a cease and desist order they may have had some sort of squatter's claim that was cheaper and easier to side-step with a carrot in place of the stick.
Basically - yes. Google "Adverse Posession"
Whether the 'farmers' ultimately prevailed in court or not, there are plenty of lawyers who would happily take the case and tie up the property in litigation for years. Instead the company gets great publicity, community good will and full speed ahead on their project.
The related stories section includes another story of another farm in N STL where neighbors are complaining about the urban farm in their neighborhood.
moparman76_69 wrote: The related stories section includes another story of another farm in N STL where neighbors are complaining about the urban farm in their neighborhood.
I read that, but thats kind of a ridiculous situation. It's like 3 or 4 blocks of straight up corn and the lady who's complaining, is the only house in the middle of all of it. Her complaints are legitimate.
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