MINERAL LESSOR BEWARE!!!!!! - GoHaynesvilleShale.com2024-03-28T23:32:06Zhttps://gohaynesvilleshale.com/forum/topics/2117179:Topic:90486?commentId=2117179%3AComment%3A90670&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYou need to look for someone…tag:gohaynesvilleshale.com,2008-08-20:2117179:Comment:913412008-08-20T22:39:09.244Zintrepidhttps://gohaynesvilleshale.com/profile/intrepid
You need to look for someone with dual capacity.<br />
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A state Senator and a lawyer.
You need to look for someone with dual capacity.<br />
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A state Senator and a lawyer. Thanks Jim
Natchtag:gohaynesvilleshale.com,2008-08-20:2117179:Comment:912972008-08-20T21:57:49.312ZNatch N3https://gohaynesvilleshale.com/profile/Natch
Thanks Jim<br />
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Natch
Thanks Jim<br />
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Natch Property owner sues developer…tag:gohaynesvilleshale.com,2008-08-20:2117179:Comment:911842008-08-20T20:47:35.833ZNatch N3https://gohaynesvilleshale.com/profile/Natch
Property owner sues developer to get mineral rights<br />
By SONJA BAILES sbailes@ktbs.com<br />
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Amid all the excitement over the Haynesville Shale natural gas field, a lot of homeowners in parts of Bossier Parish are finding out they don't own the mineral rights to their property after all. One major developer in the parish who built and sold homes kept the mineral rights in the subdivisions.<br />
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"I just assumed I owned everything, but it didn't work out like that," said Melvin Edwards, who lives in Golden…
Property owner sues developer to get mineral rights<br />
By SONJA BAILES sbailes@ktbs.com<br />
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Amid all the excitement over the Haynesville Shale natural gas field, a lot of homeowners in parts of Bossier Parish are finding out they don't own the mineral rights to their property after all. One major developer in the parish who built and sold homes kept the mineral rights in the subdivisions.<br />
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"I just assumed I owned everything, but it didn't work out like that," said Melvin Edwards, who lives in Golden Meadows in south Bossier City and has filed a lawsuit against James Brown Builders trying to get his mineral rights.<br />
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Edwards found out he didn't own the mineral rights under his property when he was trying to negotiate mineral rights to his property earlier this year.<br />
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"Somebody cared about those mineral rights enough to take steps to strip them out of the land they were selling," said Edwards' attorney, Todd Benson.<br />
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Edwards' lawsuit says homeowners in 13 subdivisions who bought property from Brown from July 2006 to the present don't have mineral rights.<br />
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In a statement, James Brown Builders said that more than 30 years ago, the company began reserving some of the minerals on property it developed -- long before anyone heard of the Haynesville Shale.<br />
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Brown said ownership of the minerals is, and always has been, public record for anyone buying property from them.<br />
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Benson has asked the court to certify the lawsuit as a class-action suit, because more than 100 homeowners could easily be affected. The Bossier District Court judge hearing the case has not ruled on that request.<br />
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The Bossier Parish clerk of court will help property owners in the parish determine whether they own their mineral rights. Clerk of Court Cindy Johnston said her staff will search property records back 10 years to check for existing mineral reservations or leases on the land. Inquiries should be sent to bossierclerk@yahoo.com A number of months ago I rece…tag:gohaynesvilleshale.com,2008-08-20:2117179:Comment:909202008-08-20T18:26:16.817ZLiz Cb2https://gohaynesvilleshale.com/profile/LizEdmonds
A number of months ago I received such a letter with check and mineral deed which, after reading, shredded it.<br />
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I know of someone who came to me with the check and thought it would be okay to deposit the check. He had no idea of what he was about to do. Likewise, after I explained it to him the documents were shredded.<br />
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It's like anything else in life, if it sounds to good to be true it usually is.
A number of months ago I received such a letter with check and mineral deed which, after reading, shredded it.<br />
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I know of someone who came to me with the check and thought it would be okay to deposit the check. He had no idea of what he was about to do. Likewise, after I explained it to him the documents were shredded.<br />
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It's like anything else in life, if it sounds to good to be true it usually is. LA law doesn't require anyone…tag:gohaynesvilleshale.com,2008-08-20:2117179:Comment:908892008-08-20T18:17:17.484ZBIGWOOD66https://gohaynesvilleshale.com/profile/WoodyJones
LA law doesn't require anyone with $$$ to be honest, nor does it seek to help the citizen that has no $$$ and a legit claim. I have had a suit against a big bucks corp for about 7 years with no resolution. Property loss not G&O related, but the same principle will still apply... Hey anybody here know a good (or rather a competent) attorney. Would prefer get-r-done for you at any cost evil slickster....
LA law doesn't require anyone with $$$ to be honest, nor does it seek to help the citizen that has no $$$ and a legit claim. I have had a suit against a big bucks corp for about 7 years with no resolution. Property loss not G&O related, but the same principle will still apply... Hey anybody here know a good (or rather a competent) attorney. Would prefer get-r-done for you at any cost evil slickster.... Absolutely!
Like I said, if a…tag:gohaynesvilleshale.com,2008-08-20:2117179:Comment:908562008-08-20T17:56:13.278ZP.G.https://gohaynesvilleshale.com/profile/PG
Absolutely!<br />
Like I said, if a land owner got himself into a predicament to where he needed to sue to claim what was rightfully his, he'd be screwed!<br />
Perhaps if there were more rules and regs in place to protect the non knowledgeable public, perhaps there wouldn't be a need for any lawsuits to start with. The advantage is definitely in the O&G companies court!<br />
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Imagine how many folks there are that aren't able to afford hiring an attorney who has smaller tracts of land. For the landmen, it…
Absolutely!<br />
Like I said, if a land owner got himself into a predicament to where he needed to sue to claim what was rightfully his, he'd be screwed!<br />
Perhaps if there were more rules and regs in place to protect the non knowledgeable public, perhaps there wouldn't be a need for any lawsuits to start with. The advantage is definitely in the O&G companies court!<br />
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Imagine how many folks there are that aren't able to afford hiring an attorney who has smaller tracts of land. For the landmen, it would be like taking candy from a baby, right? PG..let me tell you it will n…tag:gohaynesvilleshale.com,2008-08-20:2117179:Comment:908192008-08-20T17:33:43.843ZNatch N3https://gohaynesvilleshale.com/profile/Natch
PG..let me tell you it will not be YOU financially it will be the lawyer you hired to file the lawsuit and th O & G company attorneys who have an endless amount of money to fight you!....bottomline is... do it right the first time around because there is no second time and if you have to sue to try and have a second chance at the apple you will spend a lot $$$$ trying to correct a very very bad situation!!!...<br />
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read, educate and keep notes! we are all in this together, we've got to help one…
PG..let me tell you it will not be YOU financially it will be the lawyer you hired to file the lawsuit and th O & G company attorneys who have an endless amount of money to fight you!....bottomline is... do it right the first time around because there is no second time and if you have to sue to try and have a second chance at the apple you will spend a lot $$$$ trying to correct a very very bad situation!!!...<br />
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read, educate and keep notes! we are all in this together, we've got to help one another out! May the wealthiest one win, r…tag:gohaynesvilleshale.com,2008-08-20:2117179:Comment:908092008-08-20T17:26:50.606ZP.G.https://gohaynesvilleshale.com/profile/PG
May the wealthiest one win, right?
May the wealthiest one win, right? and that is why you pay the h…tag:gohaynesvilleshale.com,2008-08-20:2117179:Comment:908072008-08-20T17:26:11.896ZNatch N3https://gohaynesvilleshale.com/profile/Natch
and that is why you pay the hourly fee to the atty first before you sign so that you dont have to go through the expense of a lawsuit<br />
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natch
and that is why you pay the hourly fee to the atty first before you sign so that you dont have to go through the expense of a lawsuit<br />
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natch What if that happened to me?…tag:gohaynesvilleshale.com,2008-08-20:2117179:Comment:907752008-08-20T17:13:44.456ZP.G.https://gohaynesvilleshale.com/profile/PG
What if that happened to me?<br />
With the way the rules and regulations are now, I guess I'd be screwed!<br />
If the lease recorded was different than the one I agreed to, what could I do about it?
What if that happened to me?<br />
With the way the rules and regulations are now, I guess I'd be screwed!<br />
If the lease recorded was different than the one I agreed to, what could I do about it?