I bet the company employing the crew that did the buldozing is a fianancial dud and will not be able to pay any claim the homeowner succeeds in making against them.
I think there should be a local law that permits the buldozing of a house only with (a) the owner or an owner’s representative present and (b) a permit issued by the town, and (c) that permit not given except to the owner or the owner’s representative and (f) that permit only given with the local ultility companies having verified and marked on the property where lie water, sewer, electric and gas lines as well as any below ground fuel oil storage tank.
We had a similar but opposite incident here a few years back.
A man owned a unimproved lot and a company cleared the lot and built a house on it. It was supposed to have been built on the lot next door to it.
After the home was finished, the actual owner of the lot tried to take possession of the new home.
Of course it wound up in court.
IIRC, the judge ruled that the owner of the lot did discover the mistake early enough to have stopped the building of the new home, but declined to do so, thinking he could get the new home essentially for free.
The judge ruled in the builder’s favor and made them trade the lots.................
Heavy equipment such as bulldozers, tractors, trailers etc, are assets that can be seized and sold at auction for reparations................
This is why there should be indentured servitude.
Can’t pay for what you messed up? Welcome to 3 hots and a cot and 12 hour days at minimum wage until you make good.
I will bet it is a ‘diverse’ owned construction company that has, no permits, no insurance, no experience, no physical address, and has more debt than the entire value of all their equipment. It’s Atlanta....
I’ve done home demos in my time. All utilities must be disconnected and I have to have written confirmation in my possession. Septic tanks must be pumped out, bottoms knocked out, and the backfilled with clean fill. It was very time consuming.