> Nah, they sold you land, a commodity. They don't care if you tear the house down to put in a parking lot (though your city probably does). That is not how de

> Nah, they sold you land, a commodity. They don't care if you tear the house down to put in a parking lot (though your city probably does). That is not how developers work. They very much do care if you tear down your house and put in a parking lot, because unless you bought the last lot in the development, they still have more land in the area to sell, and your actions could decrease the value of that land.