Houses From Hell - Part 2 of 6

Demolition is often a last resort because it can cost thousands of dollars and taxpayers are often are stuck with the bill.

Once an inspector determines a house needs to be knocked down, there is a hearing scheduled. Then the owner must be contacted.

Once the hearing proceeds, the owner can ask for a continuance, again and again.

If the demolition order is granted, the owner can appeal the ruling in District court.

The process includes several notices, inspections and asbestos testing, all to take down one house.

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News & Politics

Tags:

• abandoned
• houses
• condemed
• Topeka

[harlan1988]

its depressing that this happens and what if they are livable ,would they allow people to live in them ,if people dsont pay on them they should be sold to people who need homes!

[ThriftyPrince]

This isn't about back taxes. There are hundreds of homes (and properties) sold at tax sales every year. This series is about dilapidated homes/buildings which would cost more to fix up then they are worth (ie: cheaper to build new, then to fix up).

It is a shame that their owners let them get that bad. Just look at the 1st home in this video, it's about to fall down, there is no way it is going to be fixed cost effectively.

[brettsmith20]

they just burn houses down where i live, just get the fire department to come and keep it under control. they just burnt down a 150 or more year old farm house where i live, i always thought it was haunted

[ThriftyPrince]

that used to be an option, but I think it's the EPA, has put a stop to that, in the last 10 years or so, because of the "environmental" impact.

When it is allowed, they have to follow strict guidelines, that makes them unrealistic practice houses. Plus the cost to meet those guidelines would highly escalate.

1st - have to remove all shingles/oil based products (not counting paint)

2md - make sure there is no asbestos products inside the structure.

Then it might be"environmentally safe" to burn.

[gengx3]

ahh cmon monopoly xD

[poosaypirate]

this resport is so republican it aint funny- its all about trying to get rid of the red tape and destroy what evers in the way and is old. there MUST be more focus in USA on HISTORIC PRESERVATION- and RESTORATION- if there are laws on what is historic or monumentally protected, things like this cannot happen. WE in USA need to be more selfish like other countries in the world and not so involved in countries who are rich in oil, because the WORLD bankers who own and control USA, are so greedy

[LaoSoftware]

I thought the video is about haunted houses and ghosts.

[tama3774]

is this a joke??? it looks like a good football play!

[fk4515]

An example of how cities shoot themselves in the foot AND rob TAXPAYERS that don't even live in the City. A city hear passed ordinances with MINIMUM house size, maximum stories and Minimum open area, there were several occupied houses in the city if the house was torn down could not rebuild, a minimum size house at 2 allowed floors would cover to much of the lot. the houses can't be rebuilt and & only sold for cash,no one will loan money on them. The county tears 'em down when they are taxdeed$

[ggmorvaj]

@fk4515

You are soooo right.

Municipalities tie owner's hands behind their backs by over-regulating renovations & excessive fees & inspections. It just drives owners to "stealth operations" or, more often, like you said, to abandonment. I personally know several property owners who've been caught up in the bureaucratic nightmare & given up. Criminal stupidity on the part of politicians & bureacrats.

[zubatzu]

Man houses in the US are so shit, an abandoned house in the UK will stand strong for more than 200 years

[fk4515]

Of course the city doesn't admit sometimes THEY are the reason the house is not maintained and eventually becomes an eyesore or dangerous. Cites do this by passing laws and ordinances the prevent homes form being up dated or rebuilt because lot sizes are to small. It is called a nonconforming use, can't get a loan on it can't rebuild it, can't bring it up to standards, eventually the taxpayers get stuck with removing them.

[Backfromthehole]

How does this compare the charles manson & Ted Bundy ??? Shitt !!!

[CJisEverything]

Never did she just use Monopoly >.<