Wrong Man's House Demolished By City Of Pittsburgh

[Mousse]

His name is DON'T PANIC.
LOL

Now I'm worried about a Vogon Constructor Fleet showing up in orbit and demolishing Earth by mistake. I heard that Venus is scheduled for demolition to make way for an interstellar bypass.

 

[pubwvj]

can you imagine that?
hopefully he will be quickly and generously compensated.

Compensation should be 3x the total value of everything lost as a starting point. Sounds like the contractor and the city have some shared liability.

 

[Rodimus Prime]

Compensation should be 3x the total value of everything lost as a starting point. Sounds like the contractor and the city have some shared liability.

Providing the city can prove they send the letter to the contractor and the contractor received it they city bares ZERO responsibility.
Chances are this will fall 100% on the contractors fault. Based on how I know things in construction worked they contractor receive the letter but failed to notify their superintend to not demo the house.
The fault sit on the upper management of the contractor. You will be amazed and the amount of things that the main offices failed to send out the the field. Much of it critical stuff. Also you will be amazed at how often companies are very willing to break local ordinaze and just eat the fines.
A few jobs in dallas I know were about to be shut down because they had so many fines against them. Contractor was very willing to eat the fines because it the fines were less than what they were gaining in terms of time.

 

[R94N]

So he lost everything he has pretty much? Wow. What a mistake!

 

[MacVixen]

Compensation should be 3x the total value of everything lost as a starting point. Sounds like the contractor and the city have some shared liability.

If the City did in fact properly notify the contractor in November not to demolish the house, you can bet that the City will put the burden of compensation on the contractor. In my local government indemnity against 3-rd party claims is standard.

 

[Don't panic]

it's good that at least they were not living in it yet.
the contractor should just offer to rebuild the house free of any charge.

 

[mschmalenbach]

..er...

it's good that at least they were not living in it yet.
the contractor should just offer to rebuild the house free of any charge.

Would you really want a contractor with this track record to have anything to do with rebuilding your house?

I can just imagine the quality of material and workmanship that would go in to a "free replacement"..!

Eye sore or not - that's a matter of opinion - but the guy had fought and won his case to avoid demolition... and as for the missing tools and lumber... what might this say about the management and/or the demolition crew and their 'interpretation' of property law..?

 

[Don't panic]

Would you really want a contractor with this track record to have anything to do with rebuilding your house?

I can just imagine the quality of material and workmanship that would go in to a "free replacement"..!

Eye sore or not - that's a matter of opinion - but the guy had fought and won his case to avoid demolition... and as for the missing tools and lumber... what might this say about the management and/or the demolition crew and their 'interpretation' of property law..?

it would probably be ok if it was a honest mistake, but you are making very good points.

 

[Mac'nCheese]

It said "Steve's Road House!!!"

 

[MacNut]

ANot the nicest house, but given its surroundings, not an eyesore. The articles I've read said he was in the process of making repairs, he had already replaced the windows and drywall and was returning to the house to do more work.

Talk about a fire hazard, there is no more than 3 feet between houses.