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Hopefully someone in this group can help me with this situation I am having. Here is the story:
In my hometown-neighborhood, there are about 40 homes. We all basically circle this large 2 square mile field that holds several families of deer, rabbits, squirrels, and various other animals. Now the person who owned he land recently died, and we were planning on buying the land from him to keep it preserved as he did. But someone, and we don't know how, got ahold of the land without our knowing and is now planning on torching the land and then putting up low-income housing to replace it. If you know of any organizations, activist groups, etc. that could help out it would be much appreciated.
I need to know also of any state laws they may be breaking. This is going on in Marianna, Florida. Please, any advice will help, and I will highly rate the best answer on this. Thanks.
2007-01-12 03:42:40 · 2 answers · asked by Crizzle Gizzle 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Well, it doesn't sound like any of the animals you have there are endangered in any way- so the Endanged Species Act wouldn't really help you out- this is the most powerful tool to use in this situation. A long shot would be to hire an environmental expert to check if there are any species which are threatened. This doesn't have to be an exotic animal, the ESA covers like certain flies and rodents and stuff. This would be expensive and be very hard to litigate- years and years of work. I think your best bet would be to check out your local zoning ordinances. In order to build, they will need to procure a building permit. If there are enough people fighting against it- the permit may be denied. To be honest with you- it probably won't be. PETA might help you but I doubt it. Sorry- it sounds like you might be out of luck. Your best bet is to try and block the permit or block rezoning with would permit this building. That's my suggestion.
2007-01-12 03:54:06 · answer #1 · answered by katiekat 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unless there are any endangered species on that land, I doubt there is much that can be done. Whoever purchased the land was watching, waiting, and jumped on the opportunity when it presented itself. Even though you homes surround the land you are speaking of, there is no law that states you must be notified in these situations. Real Estate is a first come, first serve business.
My family is in the same situation. My grandmother owns 15 acres of undeveloped land within the city limits. My grandmother is contacted all the time by developers wanting to purchase the land. We won't face your problem, as we all own part of the land upon her passing(hopefully no time soon). When this happens, if one of us wants to sell our part, we must give first option to the other family members first.
In your case, since none of you were related(assuming) and invloved in any part of the transaction, there isn't much that can be done.
You may want to check the cities, or counties, depending on where the property is located, and see what sort of zoning laws are in place. Some cities only allow for low income housing in certain areas. You may not be able to stop the person from torching and building on the land, but possible stop the person from putting up low income housing.
Other than that, you better find some obscure woodpecker, or other endangered species, indigneous to the area, living on that land.
2007-01-12 11:53:00 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋