• fizzle@quokk.au
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    5 hours ago

    Im sure the American legal system will get those wheels of justice spinning on this in a few years.

    • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      My city finally got a court order against a billionaire for unpermitted building that allows us to bulldoze his house. Just took 7 years in court to get the ruling…

      And instead of bulldozing the house, we were able to use the court order to strongarm them into fixing their site so it no longer damages the environment, their neighbors, or city infrastructure.

      The upside for the city there (aside from having to bid out and manage a major project in-house) is that we get a lot more tax revenue from a house that is brought into compliance than a scarred, demolished site.