Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Illinois

Legal right of farmland acquisition

I have a 100'x50' farm piece to the rear of my property. Six neighbors have the same. The farmer has let the families use this small piece way before I bought the property in 1999. I have a small building on the property with a seperation fence between me and a hostile neighbor. The building and fence was there when I bought the place. All neighbors use their parcels for personal use (ie, their own property) and treat it as such. The hostile neighbor has offered the farmer a high price for each parcel so he can turn it into a dirt track for his girlfriends kids. The farmer has offered it to each homeowner first at this high price after the hostile neighbor informed the farmer none of the houses affected by the sale wanted to purchase their small portion. What are my legal actions to get it at a more reasonable price or even hostile acquisition as he has let all of the neighbors use their pieces of land for years as their own property?


Asked on 7/08/03, 2:17 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mary McDonagh McDonagh-Faherty Law Offices

Re: Legal right of farmland acquisition

You can file suit for quiet title based on adverse possession if you meet the statutory time requirements and can prove same in court. The time requirements would be met if the previous owners also used the land. The timeline must be uninterrupted as well as some other requirements.

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Answered on 7/08/03, 5:39 pm


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