[iAMAGuest]

Look while it might sound horrible of a billionaire to do so, the way the titles work is quite difficult.

You buy the land from someone, and then 6 months down the track a relative turns up and claims they own part of the land etc etc. So pre-empting this, it is better to sue first than be tied up in court cases with people turning up over the next 20 years.

[mmsimanga]

In African villages (in my home country) it works the same. No one has title deeds and you are allocated land by the local headman. Sometimes the process is quick if no one is living on the land. Sometimes it takes a while because some relative has to be traced and consulted so he/she doesn't ask for their land back.

Most of the land is handed down. I must say I do prefer this to dealing with property agent, conveyancer and bank. You get to know your neighbors in the process and the history of the land. It is a more social process and you deal with people directly connected to the land.

[wavefunction]

>it is better to sue first than be tied up in court cases with people turning up over the next 20 years.

Better for who though?

[JumpCrisscross]

> Better for who though?

Settling land ownership disputes early and clearly is in the common interest.

[iAMAGuest]

> Better for who though?

Subjectively him, and that is why I am gathering he is (was) doing it, and I cannot blame him. These are not your "normal" titles, ownership of land is passed down through generations with little record as to the direct ownership of land.

[paulddraper]

For the person deciding whether to sue.

[thephyber]

> Better for who though?

Everybody but the lawyers.

As much as I would like to protect native islanders and their lineage, I don't think it's in anyone's best interest to allow land to idle half in a strange state of title limbo. There are many countries in the Western Hemisphere (and even cities in the US) that are suffering for having poor property ownership recording or the claiming of ownership through inheritance. Haiti comes to mind, along with abandoned buildings in Detroit and Baltimore.

[peteretep]

The amount of targetted Zuck-hate has me wondering if there's anti-astro-turfing going on

[cisanti]

It's easy to hate zuck for ethical reasons. I personally believe what he is doing is wrong and immoral.

His body language and his communication skills don't do him any favors.

Also, the man builds his own private mansions with walls, avoids taxes and then tell Europeans to take million refugees. This man is sleazy hypocrite.