Man in Ohio accidentally buys entire street - and has trouble giving it back

'It’s Been a Nightmare': Ohio Black Man Bought a Street at Auction. Now the City Wants to Snatch It Back for Free Through Eminent Domain

When Jason Fauntleroy bought a vacant lot at a sheriff’s office auction for $5,000 three years ago, it came with an unexpected bonus: the purchase also included the entire adjacent street, Bloomfield Court, a cul-de-sac with several other houses. Now, the city of Trenton, Ohio, is trying to reclaim his property through eminent domain in order to convert what was a private drive into a public street. But Fauntleroy says he’s not being offered wha…

Man in Ohio accidentally buys entire street - and has trouble giving it back

Jason Fauntleroy said the city only assessed his lot when it calculated his payout, rather than assessing the entire street

Ohio Man Jason Fauntleroy Fights To Keep Street He Accidentally Bought For $5,000 After City Of Trenton Claims It

An Ohio man is in a battle to retain ownership of a street he accidentally acquired for just $5,000, amid claims that the city is attempting to seize it from him. Jason Fauntleroy, from Trenton, purchased a vacant lot at a Butler County Sheriff’s Office auction four years ago, but the situation took a surprising turn when he found out that, along with the lot, he had also bought an entire street. Remarkably, the street included five other homes,…

I bought an entire street for $5000. Now the city is trying to take it back... but are refusing to pay me what it's worth

Jason Fauntleroy won a vacant lot in Trenton four years ago for around $5,000 at a Butler County Sheriff's Office auction.

A man in the US state of Ohio is fighting to preserve the street he bought by mistake, claiming that the city administration is trying to take it back by force and does not answer his phone calls.