Lease Hiccup

[Justin Spies]

I have an opportunity to lease a piece of ground on the Kansas River in North East Kansas. The place is priced fair and from talking to the game warden it is an excellent place for deer hunting.

The only problem is that the only road access is via private road from the south and that landowner has decided he doesn't want to grant access to the place between him and the river.

The lady I would be leasing from is currently in courts trying to get access back to the property again. This could be drug out for quite awhile and not sure if access will be granted by hunting season.

The only current option for access is to cross the river from a ramp 200 yards away. The other place I would be hunting up there is public ground on a lake that would need boat access as well.

So my question is, would you lease a place that you might not have driving access to if the price was right and the hunting was good or would this make you walk away from the property?

[Boomerang]

Get an option contingent on access. You're not out any funds, but if it is settled in court you have forster rights. It can drag out for years in the judicial system.

[acearrow]

If the ramp is 200 yds away, I say go for it. You can keep a small boat up there and just cruise across. If current is not strong, a trolling motor should do fine.

[dropem]

If the ramp is 200 yds away, I say go for it. You can keep a small boat up there and just cruise across. If current is not strong, a trolling motor should do fine.

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[quarterback]

Seems like a rational judge would grant a temporary injunction to allow access until the matter is formally heard. Is there not a way to convince the other party to allow you access until the court hears the plea? Maybe sit down and talk rationally with them and convince them that you are not going to create any problems?

In Texas you cannot have property that doesn't have some sort of access easement (or preferably fee ownership). At least that's what I've been told. And I did not stay at a Holiday Inn last night.

[NAVY CHIEF]

Wouldn't touch it...maybe if I lived in Kansas...

[ostey22]

If the ramp is 200 yds away, I say go for it. You can keep a small boat up there and just cruise across. If current is not strong, a trolling motor should do fine.

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[TXCountryboy]

Getting involved in these kinds of disputes can make even the best property not worth it. Not only can things get ugly from a legal standpoint but you never know how unstable someone is. I was in a real estate dispute once and it resolved quickly but it was ugly.

[jason86]

Sounds like a great way to sneak in and out go for it!

[elliscountyhog]

Depending on how much land and price. Boat only
Access might be a great place. I'd give it a try.

[icetrauma]

Gives ya a chance to play Commando and hit the enemy beach front by boat via sneak attack. Ya, gotta use your imagination. 200 yds is not that far. You will have access either way by boat or by vehicle. Go for it.

[BDann]

I wouldn't do it. Our farm in Kansas had a patch that we had no access to for a while and it was a pain in the rear. The two landowners that we bordered didn't want to grant access and my Dad had to jump through lots of hoops to get it changed. Now the land around us has changed hands and we have access again. It would be pretty bad if you went to the trouble and then couldn't hunt.

[DuckDogTrainer]

Do the boat access. After you shoot your buck you can use the boat to fish or hunt some ducks!

[Winman]

Get an option contingent on access. You're not out any funds, but if it is settled in court you have forster rights. It can drag out for years in the judicial system.

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[Thumper]

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