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A homeowner is mulling the next step after a company mistakenly demolished a home she owned in southwest Atlanta.

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[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago

This is why companies need to have insurance.

So something not adding up.

You think someone wanted the land?

[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

I think the house was abandon and she even claims it was boarded up. Good chance the county or city allowed this to happen. I have property in a county and the city council in a local town says that if your home looks abandon or trash they will seize your property clean it up then bill you for said clean up. He was very proud of this.

Also how she says she spoke to attorneys and none will take her case and she in limbo means that she has no case and no recourse. I like to know why?

[-] squiblet@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

I don’t see where it said no lawyer will take her case. Just that there hasn’t been legal action yet.

[-] Stuka@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

It goes way beyond insurance and monetary compensation. There needs to be criminal liability for destroying someone's home.

[-] jasory@programming.dev 11 points 1 year ago

If the building was in fact "boarded up", then it might be hard to argue that it was someone's home. At least in bankruptcy law inhabited places do have special protections against seizure.

[-] Drusas@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

The cops wouldn't like that. They like to be able to destroy people's homes with no repercussion.

[-] ElleChaise@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I get that you're being facetious, but even then they'd obviously have immunity if any laws changed. Cops always coppin'.

[-] hiddengoat@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

They're not being facetious. It's a thing. Cops destroy homes with impunity.

[-] Whirlgirl9@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

i know the guy whose house was destroyed by cops in greenwood village in denver. they took it to court and effing lost. the cops additionally did $80k damage to the neighbor's home. it's one of the most rage inducing stories ever.

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