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Originally posted by Strambo:

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Originally posted by darthfuster:
How about a compromise. You can stay. Tahnks for the improvements. Rent is X. For the first 6 months the rent will be X-y for your effort if said effort meet industry standards. I'll need a deposit and first and last month's rent. Do you have any referrals? Sign here, here and initial here, here, and here.

Hell no! They have already shown themselves to be exactly the wrong type of people you would want to have any business association with. Stupid freeloaders...

They would be the worst tenants ever and destroy the place on the way out due to spite (after finally being evicted for failing to pay rent).

No doubt so X would have to be worth it.

There isn't a realistic number for X for me. I don't believe in bluffing as the risk of losing all credibility if they call it is too high. But yeah, offering a fair rental agreement would be a way to diffuse it if they say no (odds are they will say no)...but the tactic loses effectiveness if the rent amount is so high as to make it an obvious ploy and not genuine offer.

A genuine offer makes the property owner look good and puts them (the squatters) in the position of being the A-holes and exposed as true free-loaders if they aren't willing to pay a fair market rate to rent the "home" they say they love with consideration for their time and expense put into it.

I don't buy that, because if it were true, they'd know the adverse possession law better. It appears they have no basis whatsoever for a legal claim. The owner will file for an eviction, which will go though, because there's no basis for it not to, and they'll be out.

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These weren't stupid people, they followed a well laid out path. They were devious and conniving not driven by some innocent desire to make things right.

Reeks of socialism- They've got more than they need so I'll take my share.

This seems to explain what's going on. My take is that the two were planning to extort a payoff so development could continue. However I have a low and suspicious mind. Note that the zoning wasn't residential.

"The York County Board of Supervisors rezoned a 22.4 acre property at the intersection of Lightfoot Road and Old Mooretown Road for a proposed mixed-use development that includes apartments, townhouses and commercial space.

The vote, which came after a public hearing Tuesday, was 3-2, with Supervisors Walter Zaremba and Chad Green voting against rezoning. The land was previously zoned for economic opportunity.

The development plans include 204 apartments, 32 townhouses and 12 live-above units to go over retail space. Supervisors said the area around the development had a mix of successful and struggling businesses.

When the developer, Lightfoot Development LLC, went to the Planning Commission, plans called for 276 apartments. The commission unanimously voted to recommend denial of the project. Amy Parker, a senior planner for the county, recommended denial because the application was not consistent with the comprehensive plan or mixed-use zoning

The developer changed the design to be more aesthetically pleasing and have a lower residential density. Plans also include walkways intended to improve connections between commercial spaces.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Tim Cross, the county’s principal planner, said the updated plans fit the county’s guidelines, and he and County Administrator Neil Morgan recommended approval.The development is geared toward empty nesters and young professionals. Members of the development team said they were attracted to the area because of Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center less than a mile away.

Don West, the hospital’s director of support operations, spoke at the public hearing to request approval, saying hospital staff need closer living options.

The developer changed the design to be more aesthetically pleasing and have a lower residential density. Plans also include walkways intended to improve connections between commercial spaces.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Tim Cross, the county’s principal planner, said the updated plans fit the county’s guidelines, and he and County Administrator Neil Morgan recommended approval.The development is geared toward empty nesters and young professionals. Members of the development team said they were attracted to the area because of Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center less than a mile away

http://www.dailypress.com/news...-20171018-story.html