Landowner sues New York village after it blocked vehicle use of a 50-foot strip that served his 50 acres for 40+ years, saying the decision left the property landlocked and worthless
- Representative imageA landowner is suing the Village of Sloatsburg, New York, after local officials blocked vehicles from using a 50-foot-wide strip that had provided access to roughly 50 acres of property for more than four decades.
- Ramapo Fields, LLC, claims the village’s zoning decision effectively cut off the only route to its larger parcel, leaving the land undevelopable and potentially worthless.
- According to Rockland County Business Journal, the dispute centres on whether vehicle access should be treated as a separate land use under the village’s zoning code.
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- Representative imageA landowner is suing the Village of Sloatsburg, New York, after local officials blocked vehicles from using a 50-foot-wide strip that had provided access to roughly 50 acres of property for more than four decades.
- Ramapo Fields, LLC, claims the village’s zoning decision effectively cut off the only route to its larger parcel, leaving the land undevelopable and potentially worthless.
- According to Rockland County Business Journal, the dispute centres on whether vehicle access should be treated as a separate land use under the village’s zoning code.
Sources: Times of India