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Re: Burned House
by Anonymous
on May 17, 2018 @06:55
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Many thanks. The house is uninsured and in a slum. I only paid 8990 for it. How much would demolition be? Can I abandon prop and let city tear it down?
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Re: Burned House
by Garry (Iowa)
on May 17, 2018 @07:58
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Your bad for not having it insured. Now you will very well have to pay----BIG TIME! Ultimately, the city can tear it down and remove it, and charge you for ALL of those costs. If you don't pay them, they can take you to court and WIN. That possibly means they could garnish your wages if you have a job, and assuming you own your own your own house, or other rental property, they can attach liens to them, which means if you sell any of them, the city will get paid first, before you get any money. You could be on the hook for several times more than what you paid for the place. PLUS------IF anyone was injured in the fire, THEY can sue you, also. ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS carry fire insurance on ANYTHING you own.
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Re: Burned House
by Anonymous
on May 17, 2018 @08:11
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So sorry to hear. Just guesstimate how high of expense can it get? L
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Re: Burned House
by Anonymous
on May 17, 2018 @08:49
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Call some people on craigslist who do hauling and clean up. Get prices before you just have city do a clean-up at inflated prices. I don't know how your city government guys work. But in my area they send out 6 or 8 guys to do a job, and only one of them seems productive. The rest just balance themselves up with a shovel or rake.
The cost will depend on what is left of the building. If just a pile of ashes. Should not cost as much as having to knock down a structure with heavy equipment. I would guess 5 to 10 grand.
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Re: Burned House
by Nicole (PA)
on May 20, 2018 @07:43
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where I live, the city charges approx. $25,000 to tear down, fill in the basement and grade the property ...making it a nice empty useless lot. Property owner will pay the costs or they file a lien.
Not sure who is responsible for the cost but if it's a row house, you also need to be certain the structure of the adjoining properties hasn't been compromised.
Where I live, you need a demolition permit from the city and they aren't issuing it if you are hiring a couple guys from CL.
Bottom line ... where I live, your wallet is going to have a serious depletion of major cash.
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Re: Burned House
by Anonymous
on May 20, 2018 @08:20
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I like to do this type of work that require permits over long weekends when city officials are not looking.
I find it easier to ask for forgiveness, than ask for permission. Government Screws you everyway they can. What they can't see anymore is harder to prove.
Another idea it to, find a homeless person, and quick claim the property to them for 10 dollars.
You walk away and the city eats the cost to clean up.
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Re: Burned House
by Garry (Iowa)
on May 20, 2018 @09:11
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Are you telling us, city officials will never see a burned-out structure slowly disappearing over several weekends, and never question it? In most instances, a person must have a permit posted on site, even if it's on a tree, or on a sign on a post in the ground (in the case of a structure being torn down and removed). Your idea of "asking forgiveness" after the fact, could subject a LL to a LOT more problems and costs, that if they would have just done it the right way in the first place. You need to get off this forum, if all your answers are having to do with lying, cheating, or somehow "getting around" laws. We on the forum, advocate for being and staying within all laws, and working with city, county, and state officials at all times.
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