Brickbat: Hole in the Wall

Renaldo Norman said he was shocked to find that the Atlanta Department of City Planning had mistakenly started demolishing a house he was building on Highview Road, knocking down one wall. Norman, who had invested over $200,000 in building the house, said the workers thought his building permit had expired. In fact, he had already applied for and been granted a six-month extension. Norman is now considering whether he will have to rebuild from scratch due to the damage.
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BS detector going off bigly here. City workers start demolition of a property under construction the DAY the building permit was set to expire?
The city seems not to be denying it. Could be something else at play but we should never underestimate the wrath of a bureaucrat, the incompetence of city workers or the overall disregard for private property.
Fucking shit up > Laziness
- The Bureaucrat Hierarchy
So no worries, right?
Surely the City will be paying for all necessary repair/rebuild as well as compensation for lost time.
He'll get partial compensation in 8 or 10 years after the insurance company lawyers have dragged it through the courts. Unless he gives up first.
The added insult is that the same bureaucrats will get to decide whether he can repair it or has to start over.