Legal Question in Real Estate Law in North Carolina

If the lease specifically states in writing that you are leasing 30 acres, the landlord is in breach of contract. You can sue them for the breach to recover damages or to enforce performance (which would be a waste of time, since they are unable to perform since the property is leased to someone else). However, you do have the right to sue them for damages (whatever those might be) and perhaps the threat of such a lawsuit would cause them to be reasonable in the reduction. You also have the right to get out of the lease entirely, since they are in breach. How you should proceed depends upon what you want. If you are fine getting out of the lease, then go at them full on. If you want to stay, proceed with caution, since at the end of the day it could come down to your remedy being that you have the choice to stay or go. If they want you to stay more than you care about staying, you have negotiating power to threaten to reduce or leave. If they don't care about losing you as a tenant then your approach would be different. You should probably consult an attorney to help you.