I see there was some good advice in response to my last post...I called the farmer last night. Here is what I found out...need to know where to go from here. First this is Ohio.
Seller never tells farmer when any of the land there is sold. Farmer gets most info from realtor and in my case the realtor never told farmer my land was sold. If this is the case, the farmer should have known to ask before planting. Regardless, the farmer has a clause in contract that he gets back his lease money if the land sells after he pays. He also gets back any expenses if he cant harvest a crop due to land selling after planting. The farmer offered me $60 per acre for rent if he could harvest the beans this year. I have intentions of planting clover in the fall, so I think I will pass since the beans wont be combined by then. It seems the farmer will deduct his rent payment and his expenses from the amount he owes the seller. I think this is all a big miscommunication on everyone's part, but mine! Farmer should have known to ask, especially since I had a tractor and driveway on the lot. Seller (millionaire) should have told farmer. Realtor should have ensured he told farmer too... Your thoughts?
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