Quoted from TreyBo69:Yeah it’s a shitty situation. I’ve had to deal with this issue before and there’s rarely a good solution.
If I was the airport, I wouldn’t want to sell either. If I was Tim, I’d also just want to throw my hands in the air. But also Tim can’t, because he can’t sell off without a clear title…
The plot plan showing the property corners and dimensions was probably incorrectly recorded many years ago. As others have mentioned, the engineers/surveyors errors and omissions insurance and also title insurance should cover the issue except it can take a very long time to resolve the issue. It can take years as there will probably be lawsuits and the process can/will move insanely slow.
It really sucks that you can do your due diligence and purchase a property with multiple layers of protection and still get F’d. Even if awarded damages it almost surely won’t be enough to purchase the piece of property from the airport. The legal bills to recover any damages would be also be huge.