I figured it was probably going to be a complicated process and It's not worth a legal battle and a huge expense if it would come to that. I understand what you are saying about the neighbors. I am torn on this and wouldn't normally even consider it without speaking to a neighbor and seeing where they stand. It doesn't necessarily make it right but they are not what I would consider the definition of model neighbors either. There is very rarely anyone there. I'm guessing they have a significant other and spend most of their time somewhere else. The house, yard, and pool/deck in question isn't taken care of or maintained hardly at all. They have gotten multiple letters from the town council for not mowing their yard when the grass becomes almost knee high and turns to seed. I mow part of the lot up to the overgrown Shrub/weed line that borders the pool to keep that side bordering my property halfway presentable. They have a big unsightly half burnt half not burn pile out back which is against the town ordinance. Once every couple weeks or so they burn what I can only guess to be their garbage in their back yard and the pile smolders for hours and stinks up our house. The pool hasn't been used or taken care of since we moved in 6 years ago and not sure how long before that. So I wouldn't necessarily be trying to take a pool they put in, and to my knowledge have never used or even attempted to maintain simce they have lived there. The pool was put in before they even bought the house so I'm not sure why that lot wasn't included in the sale also.It is full of green slimy water and has vegetation growing in it. It literally at this point is a stagnant pond with a rotten deck around it. It is home to frogs, mosquitoes and lord knows what else. I'm actually surprised the borough hasn't raised issue with it. The house is on its last legs. We sit on our porch at dusk and watch probably close to a couple hundred bats fly out from the attic. Even with all that said, I probably still wouldn't consider trying to get the lot if they hadn't put the house up for sale. They are planning to move a few hours across the state with family in a couple months from what I was told by another neighbor who talked to one of the adult kids. I really don't see it selling by then and if it does someone else is probably going to be blindsided if they don't catch it at closing that the property is only half the size. The current owners can't include the other lot since they don't own it. I have a feeling if it doesn't sell it is probably going to end up abandoned and possibly foreclosed on or deemed blighted by the borough eventually. I guess my thoughts are since they are moving anyway why should I just give someone else first opportunity to buy the lot after they are gone? It doesn't feel right doing it to a current neighbor even though I have a few issues with them. But I don't really feel I owe the same courtesy to a complete stranger or investor that may buy it. I think the right thing for me to do is go talk to them and see if they know that there is a separate parcel. If they do know and haven't took action in the almost 10 years they have been there to pay the little over $300 to aquire it I wouldn't understand that either unless there would happen to be liens on the lot. I appreciate yout reply and input on the matter, gave me a few other things to consider. Thank you
