Comments by "" (@NinjaKittyBonks) on "Atlanta DESTROYS Wrong Home Then Demands $700k" video.

This just shows the mindless robots who work for the city. Had to be 4 or 5 people on the crew that tore the house down and not ONE of them thought..."hold up, this house does not look condemned".
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@ultrademigod ... I agree that they were "doing what they were told", but tearing down a house is not for amateur HS kids. They went inside, made DAMNED sure nobody was in there, disconnected appliances and all kinds of things in preparation. The difference between a house that has been legally condemned and one that is being prepared for upgrade / repair is HUGE.
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@jerrywhidby. .. This is not true, in nearly 100% of cases. I was in construction for 35 years and seen PLENTY of homes that were in need of condemnation, yet people still lived there. These workers had to prep that house for demo, so spent several hours inside disconnecting gas, electricity, water connections and from both inside and out. Atop this, the appearance and neighborhood should have raised concerns where the rubber hit the road. They seemingly did not make a call, but would not be surprised if one of them DID make some calls, but were ignored or overruled.
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@emberfist8347 .... While it was not a house I would have likely considered condemned, via the image we saw, the house they tore down was in a pretty higher developed area. I was in the construction business for 35 years and have been to a TON of homes that were worthy of demo and not look like it from outside. Once you go in, you see gross neglect of all surfaces, mold, rodents and such, that tell the story. These guys DID go into the home to confirm it was empty and disconnect electrical / gas appliances, prior to tearing down. My issue is that once inside, not one of them saw enough red flag to make a phone call. Tearing down a home is not the job of high school kids, this takes a certain level of engineering knowledge and approach, so as not to risk surrounding properties and such. Mistakes happen, but these workers were just not thinking here.
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@reversalmushroom .. As I just commented to @Ember Fist, I spent my career in construction, so I am familiar with what it takes to condemn a home. I would have been damned curious to see what the INSIDE looked like in both of those houses. I could all but guarantee that I could see a vast difference between the one that was supposed to be torn down and the one that was.
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@pxladk1007 ... We may never know, but that guy did not look as pissed as I would have been. Now, it was not HIS home, but this was an old house and owner was seeking to invest much more money to sell / rent. There are a number of HUGE red flags here and a whole bunch of people missed them... apparently!
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@incurableromantic4006 ... They are still people that had to prep the house for demo. Had to go inside and have far better knowledge of engineering / construction than the average person. I recognize they failed, but on a much deeper level than not giving a fuck... lol
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@emberfist8347 ... As mentioned in some of my replies, there is a lot we don't know here, but there were serious fails all over the place and certainly some of it falls to those who actually tore down the house. By the time a house is condemned, it is always due to being inhabitable due to structural or catastrophic infestation issues. . Between the returned to sender letters and everything else, there is more going on here than what we have seen in just this video.
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@gorkyd7912 ... Sure, there certainly is a percentage of people that will do the math and say they are "just doing their job". However, I when it comes to something THIS big, I would hope that these people are few and far between. In the end, those of good conscious will consider their actions and is my hope that those who tore down this home are considering if made the right call. They may be able to live with passing the buck, but I find it VERY unlikely I would.
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@gorkyd7912 ... I am not sure I would. As mentioned, I was in construction for 35 years, so I may have not had the authority to stop the process, but having been in plenty of structures that were condemned, I would recognize the difference between a home in disrepair and one that is a threat to an occupant. . We don't have the full story here. Clearly, those in the city offices are going to have to bare the responsibility for all this. I just wonder how much, if any, those who were on site asked themselves if this made sense. After all, this is not tearing down a fence over the property line or cutting down a tree that overhangs another's property, this is a home that represents $100K+ and FAR more in my particular part of the country (Marin Co., Comifornia) . This is just sad, because through no fault of their own, the legal owner has to deal with all this crap, because those in the city planning office all have their arms crossed pointing at the other guy for responsibility 😿
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bastiat ... I was in the construction industry for 35 years. I was personally involved in the construction of probably 250 homes, buildings and property remodels. What I am saying is the obvious, based on what we are being told here. I have been in many homes that were condemned, due to extreme rodent infestation and / or structural decay that made them unsafe. There is a VAST difference between a home that meets this criteria and one that is in the stages of repair. The ball was dropped by many here and failure to confirm address correctly was high on that list.
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bastiat .. What in the hell are you talking about? Furniture may or may not be present, but in a condemned home, it is likely there are some disgusting ass couches with cushions that have been ravaged by rodents. It takes a LOT to condemn a home, because of the investment that somebody has in that property. I was involved with one or two properties that were condemned, because they are exceedingly rare, for reasons just mentioned. Those that were condemned, were obviously in gross disrepair and showed many, many signs of neglect to the point where it was clear that nobody was investing anything into the property. . Since the WRONG house was torn down and there are many people making decisions inbetween a recommendation a home be torn down and ACTUALLY tearing it down, there were a lot of heads up a lot of asses on this one. Willing to bet, if you searched YouTube for "condemned homes", you would see that those that have been, are not somewhere you would likely choose to raise your family. There will be notices of failed inspection reports on prominent walls and a paper trail from various inspections that lead to the demand that it be torn down for safety concerns. . Why don't you try to NOT be an ahole for a minute and recognize that maybe you don't have as much experience with these situations as others may. I happen to have a lot of experience with construction, so maybe my opinion has validity. Peace, bastiad 😉
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