Why I haven't been around....So much for supporting our troops!

[trilyn]

Ha-absolutely not! Please, if they want a house to tear down, there's one a mile from me just begging to be torn down! Old ramshackle hillbilly moonshine cabin deal going on. Yuck.....yours is a keeper for sure!! Fight the good fight and God Bless your son for serving!

 

[Dar]

I would :
1) make sure there is insurance on the house and the property

2) turn the hydro and gas on, its not going to cost much to keep them hooked up if no one is living there.

3) have an independent house inspector inspect the house to make sure it is structurally sound.

4) contact your sons base and ask if there is anyway to get a letter saying that he is indeed deployed with an expected return date.

question:
is your sons name on the deed of the house?
if not add it!...cause then that is "proof" that you are gifting the home to him he is in the deed


my guess is the reason they are targeting your house is someone complained

 

[horsejody]

Maybe if you have your son sign a lease, they won't consider it unoccupied. If he gave you power of attorney over his affairs before he left, you can sign on his behalf. The whole thing sounds fishy to me. There must be somebody in the city government that is benefitting from this. Dig a little, and I'll bet you find the city official with the conflict of interest in the matter.

 

[Dar]

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I was thinking it was fishy too i am thinking someone wants to force the sale of the property and really does not give a rats A** about the house they want the land..

 

[Holly O]

Maybe you could get a Home Inspector out to look at it and confirm it it a sound building.

It's an avenue to take a look into.

I could send you some pictures of homes that are condemned and are waiting to be demolished ... If it would help any.

Your house looks fine to me. There are People who live in horrendous conditions.

I can not believe they did not contact you previously. did they only contact you to notify you of impending demolition? *CRAZY*

You never received even a complaint of it being an eye sore? (I feel it wasn't one.) I have heard of cities or towns going in to clean up something that was an eyesore and charging the owners. Due to excessive garbage, animal feces, or it being overgrown with weeds and such.

 

[HennysMom]

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I was thinking it was fishy too i am thinking someone wants to force the sale of the property and really does not give a rats A** about the house they want the land..

yep... me 3! Someone wants that land...

 

[TaLani]

A couple of things you could do:

-- Make the "committee" provide you with the specific language that details their right to condem the house. IF they're doing this lawfully, they should be following some sort of written guidelines/codes/rules/laws to deem the house fit for demolition.

-- Make sure you have all your paperwork (i.e - deed, proof of ins., copies of power &/or gas bills, etc.) available for the "committee's" review.

-- Since the house is your son's and he's in the military, can you contact JAG to discuss this legal issue? Maybe since it's a house owned by someone in the military, then maybe the "committee" won't have any jurisdicition over the sale &/or demolition of the house. Ask the "committee" if they've contacted JAG since they're aware that the house is owned by a military person.

-- Make a list of all the improvements you've done thusfar. Also, have before & after pics of the house blown up - a picture is worth a thousand words. Exhibits are wonderfully persuasive tools in court.

-- Go see your local housing permit inspector and get his take on your situation - show him the before & after pics of the house. He'll know if any prospective sales or offers to purchase going on as to maybe why they're wanting to condemn the house.

-- If the "committee" is still not satisfied with your presentation at the end of the meeting, make them provide you with a list of items that need to be completed to avoid demolition.

-- Also, what they're doing is called land condemnation. You need to find an attorney who deals specifically with this type of law. Make them aware that there's a military issue involved.

Hope my ramblings help you. Please thank your son for his service and hope his knee gets better. Most of all, good luck on the house!

TaLani

 

[Ol'FashionHen]

Looks like a very nice home to me.
Surely they will lift the order.
Call the local news station, start a petition
get other involved if they do not!

 

[rabbithaus]

Nice looking house. I agree-turn the basic utilities. Can one of you stay there for a week or two so it isn't vacant? Maybe get one of those 'community watchdog' reporters interested?

 

[Sissy]

ASAp... call your local newspaper talk to a reporter.
and tell them about ur son in the military and his home to be demolished. give them the address to check it out.for your son..
they will dig into it. Pronto..