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EricB13 (Illinois)
Posts: 29
Posted:
I have a friend in an HOA that has an interesting scenario. There is a .25 acre parcel of land that the HOA owns that is separated by a stream, so that it has no connection at all to their common areas. I'm assuming that when the land was bought out years ago by the developer, the existing owner had some land on the other side of the stream that all got deeded over to the HOA.

In my opinion it doesn't look like it would ever be developed by them except for maybe putting a bench in case someone wanted to canoe across the stream haha. The Park District is nearby which I can totally see wanting to have that parcel in case they expand in the future.

So my question is - is the HOA sitting on land that could actually cause them problems with people getting hurt jumping into the river, illegal dumping, lack of posting private property, etc?
TimB4 (Tennessee)
Posts: 21,059
Posted:
Always a possibility.

If someone is injured and seeks legal advice, a good attorney would bring legal action against the land owner if they have cause. Sometimes, even if they don't have cause just so it's settled prior to going to court.

BTW - if the HOA owns the land, it would likely be considered common area.
TerriS6 (California)
Posts: 3,284
Posted:
Sounds like a good buffer and wildlife habitat.
WendyM5 (North Carolina)
Posts: 1,522
Posted:
We have a sliver of land that is across a large creek that is pretty much inaccsible unless one wades through the 12' wide creek.
Been bothering the City Government that it woudl be great for a nature trail for 3 years. They finally offered an easement package. Estimated value to HOA is $60K, so you never know what might happen.

vis ta vie

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