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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH - Monday, 20 February 2012 [View all]Demeter
(85,373 posts)60. Cleveland: City mistakenly boards up man's home
http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/229185/45/Cleveland-City-mistakenly-boards-up-mans-home
Steven Saric has lived in his home on Vineyard Avenue for seven years. One morning last July, he pulled into his driveway to find nails in his windows, his gutters stripped from the sides and his doors boarded up. The City of Cleveland received a complaint that a door was swaying open and grass was overgrown. Saric is paid up on taxes and was working to make improvements to the property, he says.
When a city inspector went out to look, he deemed the home vacant and a demolition company was hired to board it up. Building and Housing Director Ed Rybka says to stay atop of the foreclosure crisis, the city boards up thousands of vacant homes for security reasons. The boards hammered into Saric's home were a mistake, Rybka said. "To respond to a report that a property is open and vacant -- a danger, an attractive nuisance for kids or others -- we take that very seriously," Rybka said. "In this case our inspector went out, but didn't come to the proper conclusion."
Saric says the damage has cost him thousands of dollars and he can not afford the repairs. "A mistake was made. I'm not at fault. This has ruined my life for seven months already. Who is liable?" Saric said.
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Steven Saric has lived in his home on Vineyard Avenue for seven years. One morning last July, he pulled into his driveway to find nails in his windows, his gutters stripped from the sides and his doors boarded up. The City of Cleveland received a complaint that a door was swaying open and grass was overgrown. Saric is paid up on taxes and was working to make improvements to the property, he says.
When a city inspector went out to look, he deemed the home vacant and a demolition company was hired to board it up. Building and Housing Director Ed Rybka says to stay atop of the foreclosure crisis, the city boards up thousands of vacant homes for security reasons. The boards hammered into Saric's home were a mistake, Rybka said. "To respond to a report that a property is open and vacant -- a danger, an attractive nuisance for kids or others -- we take that very seriously," Rybka said. "In this case our inspector went out, but didn't come to the proper conclusion."
Saric says the damage has cost him thousands of dollars and he can not afford the repairs. "A mistake was made. I'm not at fault. This has ruined my life for seven months already. Who is liable?" Saric said.
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