Could a Seller Sue You for this after the Sale?

[Mike Miller]

I was talking with an owner, I will not end up buying from him for the record. But initially he said he doesn't want to sell to a developer who is going to alter the house or tear it down. I told him I am not a developer and it's for myself. (I wouldn't consider myself a developer, just a private investor. Obviously a matter of opinion.)

Anyways, but I am sort of bending the truth about my intentions with the home, I'd like to do major work and just resell it. So if I did successfully buy it, and the owner spotted it on the market a year later torn down or altered, can he sue me for lying about my intentions? For Duping/misleading? 

Thanks

[Joseph King]

The way I see it you own the property you do as you please as long as your city allows and doesn't involve another person's property.