Property owners receive giant bills for repairs they didn’t agree to. Now, it’s under investigation

[@SleepingNinja1265]

It’s called a “land grab” which should be illegal!

[@randyj.2989]

What a scam, this should be illegal.

[@AJ-sb8qk]

And you should definitely keep following this story, because there is definitely corruption at its core

[@melissac.61]

Sounds like extortion and corruption to me

[@christophermorrow4439]

So if tax dollars paid for it, tax money already collected from citizens, why is it being billed? That's not a tax, that's a fee or fine.

[@131601]

Put incompetent people with no conscious in charge and this is what happens …… Follow the money folks !

[@jamessimms415]

We’ve investigated ourselves and found nothing wrong

[@ClarityDetermination]

To stabilize a building, the work should be professional and actually "done".

[@davidaaa3523]

The gov seems to be creating more problems then it fix

[@utopia4life724]

If this happens to me, I will be at the Mayor’s house playing knock knock 😂😂😂😂😂

[@tejasfelix5577]

Sounds like someone tied in with city making money on the back hand with fake invoices.. 🤔🤔 now their charging the new owners.. Double dipping anyone??🤷

[@MrEroshan]

It's a money and land grab. Welcome to Saint Louis.

[@LeeSmith-f4f]

It's criminal and they know it.

[@EricRay-tj9lp]

Sounds like a handful of people are responsible for this illegal land grab. Putting a name and a face to these people is the first step to fight against corruption. The next step is public awareness, hopefully someone takes this story viral. After that public outrage.

[@caniacstevehenderson7115]

Can you say corruption?? I knew you could 😮

[@damham5689]

They are trying the same with their new lead pipe enforcement. They claim your house has lead pipes so they can condemn it. They do offer help but its only through loans via city contractors.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

The corruption runs deep. If there's a god, these devil's will be judged.

[@neill392]

isn't this simple contract law? If there are any contracted supplies, they are to the person who owned the building, when the work was done. There's no contract between the city authority and the current owner, so no obligation to pay. The city could chose to remove the new roof, but they would have to restore the building to it's former condition and those materials were long since thrown away.

[@0tuc]

It’s called corruption.

[@TinaRoss-y4f]

SO MJCH CROOKEDNESS GOING ON FROM THE GREEDY😭😭😭😭

[@aidenalamo6262]

I can see the improvement of the buildings but overcharging homeowners, building owners, is a bit much. Especially, if the work being done is shotty work.

[@cricketlovely8541]

Public tax dollars for private property? What? 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@SamLove-l2p]

Farse or Farst construction?

[@ytnewt02amgine]

...and they want to merge with the county. RIIIIIIIGHT

[@bigdog1150]

Sounds like St. Louis really needs a DOGE department.

[@felipenunez2058]

Na is people like elon and vivek that do this. The city contracts this and the private contractors are the ones doing this. Did you not pay attention?. If doge wants to be efficient they need to audit the contractors. 15k for a small Trash can for a pentagon office.

[@bigdog1150]

@@felipenunez2058 ALL governments are corrupt. The Feds just do it on a much bigger scale.

[@bigdog1150]

@@felipenunez2058 I'll bet some city inspector was paid off to approve the contractor's work. (10% for the Big Guy?). ALL governments are corrupt ... the Feds just do it on a huge scale.

[@felipenunez2058]

Someone is fleecing the city.

[@Censoredfts]

Kickback scam

[@patmcbride9853]

Start fixing potholes and charging the city huge amounts of money.

[@jamjams690]

the way i see it this would be like taking out a loan in someone else's name and then fixing their property, and then saying you owe us this. And if you don't pay we are taking it away. a better use of the money would be for the city to use it to fix up properties they own and to sell those properties and maybe buy more properties to do the same

[@robertlee810]

This is another good reason why Constitution 2A is so important.

[@weston.weston]

Thank you for this very important reporting!

[@James-p5e8n]

City government tax waste is just like federal government tax waste. Thank goodness for Musk and the Vape gonna stop waste

[@kiwitransgirl]

Fleecing people

[@smartwatchonpluto]

Whhhhaaaatttt the city was ripped of by contractors whhhaaaatttt, exactly why you wouldn't want the state doing it for you

[@neilelkin5307]

The land of the free 😂

[@privateprivate5302]

"Farce" Construction??🤨 Seriously 😐

[@ginger6582]

Is anything done legally anymore??

[@TinaRoss-y4f]

WHERES INSPECTOR BEFORE CITY PAYOUTS😭😭WHOS THE CONTRACTOR 😭😭😭IS THEY CITY RELATED WOW OR CROOKS

[@domenicp225]

What a scam

[@josiahbutler2254]

Oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!! Im catching bodies behind this…

[@geneawisea2708]

Gotta Love Democrat Run Cities! Keep Voting Blue 😂😂👏👏👏

[@toomignon]

ah, yes. Fraud on the taxpayers.

[@closer02001]

Really shouldn't be that difficult to fully unwind this, as evidenced by the surface level investigation done by this TV station. The story so far, sounds very familiar. None of this is new. Met the new boss....Same as the old boss.

[@DanontheDrive]

The public should have access to the tender process the Municipality undertook for the contractors.Where is the permit process for these houses. They should be inspected as soon as the work is completed and I am quite sure that an independent poperty inspector would never pass and this is required for to obtain an occupancy permit. I suspect that there is some theft going on here and the govt. could be involved. I would call for an independent audit of the work and the payments.

[@saltykunt]

Poopeople strike again

[@kicka55x2]

Fraud 😂😂😂

[@WooHoo-itsGaryGnu]

That dude looks like an aged Lurch or the Tall Man from the phantasm horror movies.

[@saltykunt]

DEI strikes again. Way to go zoostloo

[@TakManSan]

#OfficialSystemicCorruption

[@kitcarpo4745]

Pandemic Money???

[@michelparent8392]

What an unfair practice. I do see and understand that some properties will never be repaired by the current owner and will only decay until they crumble. That said, maybe a better practice would be for the city to purchase these properties for a resonable price, have rnovation or demolition companies bid on needed work while ballancing the books so the taxpayers aren't strapped with any of the costs. Surely there would be some resistece to forced sales but this may be the best solution. Of course, not everyone would be happy with this, but at least there would be no total loss to anyone. Not an easy endevour but perhaps the only fair one for the owners and taxpayers.

[@ClarityDetermination]

Perhaps someone, anyone could first have a conversation with the building or home owner. That'd be a good start.

[@BangerFleet]

I saw two future black republicans in this video!