Not a particularly nice view, mind you. But at least it's not New Jersey - where they'd have just taken his house against his wishes:

News Report: House is an island

Developers have turned a house into an island in China after the owner refused to move out.
Developers turned a house into an island after the owner refused to move out in Chongqing city, China /Lu Feng
The villa now stands alone in a 30ft deep man-made pit in Chongqing city, reports Jinbao Daily.
The Chongqing Zhengsheng Real Estate Company wants to turn the area into a £40m 'Broadway' square, including apartments and a shopping mall.
But the owner of the villa says he won't move out unless the company pays his price - the equivalent of £1.3 million.

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