Abandoned house demolished

[curiositycat]

When we lived in Colorado there was an old neglected house that the owners did nothing about. It was often used by crack addicts, homeless, ect. People wanted the city to demolish it, but they never did to the best of my knowledge.

I wonder if this house was where homeless hung out. Maybe even the homeless man that folks in the neighborhood have mentioned.

That may have been the motivation to demolish it. Maybe it was unsafe, ect.

I do wonder how legal it was to demolish it without notice to the owner. He said he was waiting until the market improved to fix it up and sell it.

 

[CarmelEyesD]

The owner didn't know, nor was he contacted prior to the demolition...the house was dangerous, according to the city.

http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/ne...hes-house-searched-in-connection-to-lisa-case

 

[Just K]

Some Detective may be wondering the same thing about the city employee that gave the go ahead to do this today. I just had visions of another Municipal Employee who was trusted in the community, Dennis Rader. It just creeped me out that this happened within hours of the search today.
What if some freak did creep in and took Lisa out from under her family's nose?

Can you just imagine it; some city/county officer who uses vacant/rundown properties, that he/she knows are on this kind of list, for some criminal activity? He/she goes about his/her dirty deeds just days before his "workshop" is totally demolished, UGH. Please, let some good detective QUIETLY check out the names/backgrounds of the people who work in that municipal office or housing committee.

 

[In da Middle]

http://kivaweb.kcmo.org/kivanet/2/rfs/lookup/index.cfm

This site is kinda tricky to navigate, but his (the owner's) story is not quite right. With all of the liens and assessments placed on this place and all of the repairs it needed, this place would never be worth fixing up IMO. It was boarded up after a LONG history of city intervention was needed. It was officially boarded up on 10/5 according to the history after being on the list to be boarded up since 9/6/11.

I am sure the owner's next to them are not sorry to see it go.

 

[Kimster]

I cannot believe they tore that house down and the reason was "When police were asked about it, they told NBC Action News that no consent from the homeowner is required because of the emergency situation involving a missing child."

I sure as heck hope this doesn't go unquestioned or a lot of people who own abandoned homes/businesses might find the same fate. And that's really unfair in this day and age when it's difficult to rent out and/or sell property in this economy!





Link to my quote above:Read more: http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/ne...ched-in-connection-to-lisa-case#ixzz1aW5KCElc

 

[Kimster]

http://kivaweb.kcmo.org/kivanet/2/rfs/lookup/index.cfm

This site is kinda tricky to navigate, but his (the owner's) story is not quite right. With all of the liens and assessments placed on this place and all of the repairs it needed, this place would never be worth fixing up IMO. It was boarded up after a LONG history of city intervention was needed. It was officially boarded up on 10/5 according to the history after being on the list to be boarded up since 9/6/11.

I am sure the owner's next to them are not sorry to see it go.

I hope you're right, IDM. Just from the reports I'm seeing, it's disturbing to note they went in and destroyed his property without warning.

 

[Knox]

Code Enforcement-

http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/NeighborhoodAndCommunityServices/Dangerous/Demolitions/index.htm

 

[epiphany]

Sec. 56-540. - Emergencies.
(a) Emergency defined. For the purpose of this article, an emergency is hereby defined as any case where it reasonably appears there is immediate danger to the health, life, safety or welfare of any person because of a dangerous condition which exists in violation of this article.

(b) Authority. In any emergency case, the director of neighborhood and community services shall have the power to take emergency measures to abate or to correct such dangerous condition. The emergency power herein granted shall include power to cause the immediate vacation of any building and the summary correction of any emergency condition which exists in violation of this article, including but not limited to demolition of dangerous buildings.

(c) Emergency order not appealable. No appeal to the property maintenance appeals board shall lie from an emergency order, and such order shall not be reviewed or stayed other than by the circuit court of the county in which the premises is located on which the emergency condition exists.

(d) Costs of abatement. The costs of emergency abatement shall be recovered as provided in section 56-541 for the recovery of costs.


http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/ne...hes-house-searched-in-connection-to-lisa-case

 

[Knox]

Emergency investigation

The program has the authority to immediately demolish any structure that is so structurally unsound that it could collaspe. The program receives notification from the Fire Department regarding fires that have occurred or are still in progress. Inspectors respond to these calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week. After an emergency condition has been identified, the inspector will proceed by contacting the property owner, wrecking contractors and utility services. One of the following steps will then be taken:

• The City will proceed with the demolition of the structure;
  -- or --
• The owner will take the necessary steps to demolish the structure;
  -- or --
• Other action may be taken to protect public safety.

From the link above-

Peeking in again from work. Can someone do a tax roll search and see if the vegetation clean-up at that house was added as a tax lien? Thanks!!

 

[mysticrose]

Thank you to whomever beamed my post to its new home :blowkiss: I was all confused on where to give it a home :and wasnt sure if it should have its own thread

 

[Just K]

I am starting to have a really bad feeling about this case. But if LE is doing a great job and every lead has no consequence to this case, then it does seem as though the fewer valid leads coming from within the family home the bigger the possibility that only a family member could have taken little Lisa out of the house.

 

[In da Middle]

From the link above-

Peeking in again from work. Can someone do a tax roll search and see if the vegetation clean-up at that house was added as a tax lien? Thanks!!

It is fully documented on the site I listed above. Just a real quick glance it was about $3000 for 2 different cases against the property. There are more cases against it, but those are just the very recent.

Here it is again http://kivaweb.kcmo.org/kivanet/2/rfs/lookup/index.cfm

 

[In da Middle]

I just don't see how he can claim he didn't know. He might not have known it would be done today, but he had to know it was going to be done eventually.

 

[Just K]

From the above list, it looks like he will have to pay for the demolition, too.

 

[Kimster]

It is fully documented on the site I listed above. Just a real quick glance it was about $3000 for 2 different cases against the property. There are more cases against it, but those are just the very recent.

Here it is again http://kivaweb.kcmo.org/kivanet/2/rfs/lookup/index.cfm

Okay I'm getting it now. I'm so glad you are here to keep us informed! :bow:

 

[In da Middle]

From the above list, it looks like he will have to pay for the demolition, too.

I sure hope so, otherwise my family is partially paying for it! I got enough to pay for, thank you.

 

[Melanie]

Does $3K in fines warrant a demolition? Wow - just wow. In this day and age with the economy in kapoots and the 99'ers still looking for work - beware, you could be next.

I've seen A&E shows where people live in homes with walls caving in and floors so weak due to the weight, they should be classed inhabitable. But the city worked with those people.

Man o' man - I sure want to know what was so dangerous they had to demolish it the same day.

Sorry, it gives me the willies, and is just my opinion. I know many don't feel the same way, and that's okay with me.

MOO

Mel

 

[PlainJaneDoe]

In addition to the safety concerns already present at this property before the search, it may have been made more unsafe by whatever LE did this afternoon to get access to the areas of interest. If this is the case and they allowed it to stand, I think it would be even worse if someone was injured on the property...if the damage that they did increased the hazards and they did not take care of it pronto.

 

[marycarney]

Dang near about as odd a tangent as I can muster - but wasn't BTK a code enforcement officer for some jurisdication near KCMO?

 

[mrye4709]

http://kivaweb.kcmo.org/kivanet/2/rfs/lookup/index.cfm

This site is kinda tricky to navigate, but his (the owner's) story is not quite right. With all of the liens and assessments placed on this place and all of the repairs it needed, this place would never be worth fixing up IMO. It was boarded up after a LONG history of city intervention was needed. It was officially boarded up on 10/5 according to the history after being on the list to be boarded up since 9/6/11.

I am sure the owner's next to them are not sorry to see it go.

It was boarded up the day after a missing child report and demolished within hrs of being searched? That's about as coincidental as the rest of this case. Hmmmmm.........:waitasec: