Buying a residential land with "rights" only

[Askingcitizen 2]

20 minutes ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

The more I think about this the more sketchy it becomes. Why would the person be selling the rights to something when they aren't even the owner?

That’s what I’m thinking too. But as per the person selling the land when I listened to them (non verbatim) she planted trees on it, so she considered it hers. Doesn’t make sense right? Coz its not her land in the first place but have guts to sell it.

Edited March 23, 2021 by Askingcitizen

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

2 minutes ago, Askingcitizen said:

That’s what I’m thinking too. But as per the person selling the land when I listened to them (non verbatim) she planted trees on it, so she considered it hers. Doesn’t make sense right? Coz its not her land in the first place but have guts to sell it.

Yeah it does makes that she thinks that. But what happens in say 5 years when the owner comes back and wants to build a house on that land? Then you will have to either give it over or go to court and spend probably more money fighting it than what you paid for the rights

[Askingcitizen 2]

1 minute ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

Yeah it does makes that she thinks that. But what happens in say 5 years when the owner comes back and wants to build a house on that land? Then you will have to either give it over or go to court and spend probably more money fighting it than what you paid for the rights

Exactly! I was just concerned with the elderly couple who has a small sari-sari store that was built on the said land for i think 3 decades now. The person who doesn't own the land but have guts of selling it keeps on nagging them. I spoke to the elderly couple and as per them (non verbatim) way back before they built a small store, they we’re given a permission by the original land owner to “squatt” and to build small store for a living since they are not using the land yet but when time comes that the owner will use the land, they will leave with no buts and ifs. Which the elderly couple agreed to coz they know it is not theirs in the first place. Now the person selling the land has a buyer already for the land “rights” and both the buyer and the seller keeps on nagging, manipulating and even calling the elderly couple liar and wants them to cut the small store space into half. By the way the elderly couple are my favorite vegetable vendors around our area. 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

8 minutes ago, Askingcitizen said:

Exactly! I was just concerned with the elderly couple who has a small sari-sari store that was built on the said land for i think 3 decades now. The person who doesn't own the land but have guts of selling it keeps on nagging them. I spoke to the elderly couple and as per them (non verbatim) way back before they built a small store, they we’re given a permission by the original land owner to “squatt” and to build small store for a living since they are not using the land yet but when time comes that the owner will use the land, they will leave with no buts and ifs. Which the elderly couple agreed to coz they know it is not theirs in the first place. Now the person selling the land has a buyer already for the land “rights” and both the buyer and the seller keeps on nagging, manipulating and even calling the elderly couple liar and wants them to cut the small store space into half. By the way the elderly couple are my favorite vegetable vendors around our area. 

What area are you from if you don't mind me asking?

[Askingcitizen 2]

Just now, Cyberfx1024 said:

What area are you from if you don't mind me asking?

Cebu. Mountain brgy.