"RobertL" wrote in message
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On Jul 17, 2:11 pm, "Doctor Drivel" wrote:
"RobertL" wrote in message

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On Jul 17, 10:18 am, "Doctor Drivel"
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A ransom strip and land next wants are two different things. Some ransom
strips are only a foot wide. They are illegal in Canada and should be
here.-

Why should they be illegal?


As the word implies "ransom". They are a way to extort money. Have a 6"
strip in front of someone house and if they want to pass your 6" strip of
"land" ....

it's not extortion because the buyer of the house knows about the
strip when they buy the house and they factor it in to the price.


The point was put across clearly. A developer can build say 20 houses and
they are all electric. He has a 6" ransom strip in front of them all. When
they want gas they have to pay him. It is totally open to abuse by land
extortionists. The Canadians did not ban it for nothing.