What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Maryland
My family is being sued by someone who recently purchased a tiny plot of land near my family's land (which is marsh-front, his is not). This person, an out-of-state housing developer, bought a 25,000 sq ft commercial plot of land that alone isn't worth much...in fact our land surrounds it so he'd have to share our driveway. He claims that he has a document from the 1800s that indicates that a portion of our land actually belongs with the plot he just bought and therefore belongs to him. However, we believe that is not the case. Rather, we think that during the 1800s the person who lived on that small plot had permission to use the strip of marsh-front land so he would have access for his boat but he did NOT own the land. Now my elderly grandfather is very upset and confused by all this. He's lived on the land for over 60 years and his parents lived on it before that!
Does this person suing us really stand a chance? We find it very suspicious that this urban housing developer would want anything to do with such a small piece of land.
Have others been through something similar? Any information is appreciated. I'm sorry if I'm not explaining this clearly. It's very emotional for my whole family.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
My family is being sued by someone who recently purchased a tiny plot of land near my family's land (which is marsh-front, his is not). This person, an out-of-state housing developer, bought a 25,000 sq ft commercial plot of land that alone isn't worth much...in fact our land surrounds it so he'd have to share our driveway. He claims that he has a document from the 1800s that indicates that a portion of our land actually belongs with the plot he just bought and therefore belongs to him. However, we believe that is not the case. Rather, we think that during the 1800s the person who lived on that small plot had permission to use the strip of marsh-front land so he would have access for his boat but he did NOT own the land. Now my elderly grandfather is very upset and confused by all this. He's lived on the land for over 60 years and his parents lived on it before that!
Does this person suing us really stand a chance? We find it very suspicious that this urban housing developer would want anything to do with such a small piece of land.
Have others been through something similar? Any information is appreciated. I'm sorry if I'm not explaining this clearly. It's very emotional for my whole family.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?