A homeowner is mulling the next step after a company mistakenly demolished a home she owned in southwest Atlanta.

  • mosiacmango@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Contingency can take 40%, so if they end up suing and settling for just a bit more than the house is worth, it might actually cost them money instead of just getting a directly negotiated settlement from the companies insurance.

    That is probally the main issue. A mostly falling apart home isn’t worth much in comparison to the land it’s on. 100k at most, more likely 25-50k. Bog standard houses themselves aren’t that valuable, so suing suddenly is maybe not worth it, which the demo company knows and is abusing.