Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

They company I work for purchased a lot at a tax sale auction in San Bernardino County. After further investigation I realized that this lot was in a drainage easement and a retention basin is constructed on it. I can not develop the lot, is there anyway around this? Can I sell the lot back to the city since they are dumping storm water on private property.


Asked on 5/24/16, 5:44 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

They are dumping storm water on private property because they have an easement to do so; that gives them every legal right to do it and no obligation to buy it back. You MIGHT have a takings case that the easement is invalid because it takes all use of the property and therefore surcharges the easement, but you would have to hire a local experienced real estate litigator to even get a reliable evaluation of that option.

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Answered on 5/25/16, 10:29 am


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