These 9 Defiant But Brave People Stood Their Ground As Their Neighborhoods Evolved Around Them
As a millennial, I can’t relate to being a homeowner….but I can relate to getting pissed off when people tell me what to do!!! Here are 11 homeowners who stood their ground when they were pressured to move from their property:
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“This huge road in China that was built around a house after an elderly couple refused to move.”
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“These two houses refused to move out from a newly public park in Bangkok.”
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“When Apple was building a massive data center in rural North Carolina, a couple who had lived there for 34 years refused to sell their house and plot of land worth $181,700. After making countless offers, Apple eventually paid them $1.7 million to leave.”
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“When you *really* won’t sell.”
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“This is what happens when you don’t sell to the government.”
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“In China, ‘nail houses’ are homes belonging to people who refuse to make room for development. This is what local governments and developers do to them.”
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“A family turned down $50M from a developer who built a suburb around their home.”
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“Thatâs one stubborn homeowner who didnât want to sell his house (and his new neighbor).”
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And finally, “This homeowner in Changchun, China refused to sell their land to a private development company”
