Very questionable real estate sales, front men and farmers who are not farmers at all. A farmer from Piesendorf (Salzburg) makes serious allegations against the land traffic commission.
Initially, Peter Höller thought it was a stroke of luck. Thought everything would change for the better in one fell swoop. The Piesendorf farmer had serious financial problems in 2004 and had built up debts. A notary wanted to buy almost 2.5 hectares of greenery next to his farm.
“He said he wanted to help me. Assured me that I can continue to work the pasture,” says Höller. There was a contract for that. The financial worries were less, but the problems only started.
The buyer of the area was an acquaintance of the notary. She is a farmer. Otherwise, the authorities should not have approved the sale. It was also in the registry. “Until then, everything was fine,” says the man from Piesendorf. Almost seven years later, he also sold his farm – again with the help of the Pinzgau notary. The buyer was now the husband of the owner of the greenery. “He is not a farmer, but he is still approved”, Höller is beside himself.
All complaints were meaningless. After all: Höller has contractually insured a right of residence and right of repurchase.
The partner of the notary became a farmer
In 2013, events took a turn for the worse. Suddenly the notary’s partner was the new owner of the residential building and the greenery. “How could you agree to this purchase? She’s all kinds of things, but certainly not a farmer,” Höller murmurs. In any case, the Land Traffic Authority saw no problems in the processes. Höller continued to manage the “Walcherbachgut” – despite increasing disputes with the notary.
In 2015, the lawyer started a foreclosure sale of the house – and therefore against his own partner. Höller received a report from the Zell court: he could buy the house within a few weeks. Otherwise, the foreclosure procedure would start and his right of repurchase would expire forever. “The notary probably thought I had no money after all and that he would finally get rid of me,” laughs the farmer.
But Höller scraped together all his savings with the help of his family – and even got his house back.
Bitter dispute over the green space
All’s well that ends well? Not at all. Suddenly there was an exemption. According to this statement, Höller would waive the right to manage the green space. “I can’t remember ever drawing anything like this,” said de Pinzgauer. Höller is allowed to take care of the meadows in front of his house until the end of 2022. “I want my pasture back. The sale was illegal,” he says combatively.
According to the court’s report, authorities are now investigating the trials. The notary initially did not respond to a request from “Krone”.
Source: Krone
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