On 24-Mar-2006, "miamicuse" wrote:

Is it possible to
make an offer to buy that 50' from his lot does that require him to split
his lot into a big piece and a tiny piece first? How would one go about
doing this if it is even possible?

You'd have to talk to two different people - the seller to see if he's interested
and someone in the municipality to see what the rules are. Around here,
splitting a lot is call severing and a severance has to be approved. That
is due to maintaining minimum lot sizes, local zoning regulations etc.

It is possible that there is an allowance between his property and yours
that you don't know about. If that allowance is under municipal control,
you won't be able to do much unless the municipality is willing to permit
you to go over the allowance.

It all depends on what the laws are in your area.

If there are no legal hurdles, then the advice others gave is what stands
between you and a bigger back yard. Oh, and the price.

Mike