Man wants refund after buying foot-wide strip of land

A man who paid more than $13,000 for a foot-wide strip of land is seeking to have the sale voided, saying he thought he was buying a villa.

US man Kerville Holness paid US$9100 ($13,228.67) for a strip of land that separates two villas in the south Florida town of Taramac, the local Sun Sentinel reported.

But Mr Holness claimed he thought he was paying the money for a US$177,000 ($257,304) home.

"If I’m vindictive enough, I can cut right through the garage wall and the home to get to my air space, but what use would that be to me?" he said.

He said the property appraiser's photos made it seem that he was bidding on the villa.

But authorities reportedly said state law does not allowe for a refund in these circumstances.