Shattered glass. Holes in walls. South Jordan man sues city for wrecking his home

How important is a single signature on a legal document? A South Jordan homeowner claims the wrong signature ended with firefighters causing significant damage to his house.
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[@Mark_773]

The demolition contractor should bear the cost of everything because he didn’t even have a contract to touch the house

[@erikanders3343]

Not just the cost, he should be in jail for perjuring and fraud you sign that document and you are not the owner you are committing a crime.

[@shazattack3711]

The fire department didn't even bother to verify anything.

[@CheezburgerBrown]

I'd go after the city. The contractor is likely to skip on the cost.

[@lindamitchell-fox1926]

Oh I believe the city is liable too for how the fire department handled this situations. No checks and balances.

[@tomasjosefvela1]

Agreed, unfortunately everyone goes into CYA mode, I wonder if the fire dept would have offered to join the lawsuit against the demo company. I know it sounds crazy but why should the tax payers be on the hook? And the Fire dept was duped by the Marc guy also, right?

[@mariewolton7027]

That smirk when the fire chief said that they checked now - shows you the contemp he has for this man and his home. Perverse to say the least. Fire Chief needs replacing with someone who has respect for the community they are supposed to serve. And surely the demo man carries a lot of responsibility here for his fraud!

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

FD?! I except this crap from PD!

[@americansfirst1095]

Don"t let yourself be fooled, most fire chiefs are arrogant, egotistical, pricks. If I were the home owner and wanted to demolish the house.....I'd lite it up and let the fire department finish what they started.

[@clintonhanson]

Well I guess that song fuk the fire department now holds true!

[@jjosephm7539]

Haha I work for the government. You can't do much.

[@jeffalvich9434]

The national fire protection association standards actually have a specific procedure and checklist for obtaining permission and conducting training exercises on real facilities that are donated to you. While it is not law, just wait till his attorneys lay that out in front of them and I asked them to explain what processes they used and why they didn't follow the national standards

[@EricCanterra]

Judge should award full damages, attorney fees as well as punitive damages against the city and for the plaintiff. The city should go after the fraudulent owner for misleading them and fraudulently signing a document as owner of the property.

[@theeoarsman921]

Not in Utah!

[@txhookey5608]

That Fire Chief needs to have his house used for training. Maybe then he will pay better attention in managing his department and keeping them from committing fraud and destroying other people's property.

[@JAYJAYJAY53]

That would be an a big deal than

[@Joe-oi6eh]

This dude needs to be compensated

[@erikanders3343]

Not just that people need to go to jail

[@davidgribble263]

And it needs to come out of the pockets of the people that did this !!!!!!

[@ldsr8911]

That smirk says it all.

[@KPC1967]

The city and Mark Powell owe Gregg a lot of money!

[@erikanders3343]

My bet is that the demolition contractor probably collects a finder fee from the fire department to get the houses. He probably has been doing this without his customers knowing it for years and he kicks back money to the fire chief to look the other way. The demolition guy probably was desperate to get a house so hey can get his fee before the end of the year and the budget money the fire department has gets taken back. So he skipped the paperwork or who knows was drunk and convinced himself that he got an agreement to demo the place. So the reporters should check the signatures on the prior auths and I bet its the same guy with the same fire officials signing off on it. Pure simple corruption

[@wownewstome6123]

Good point.

[@SPUPRR]

They kept pointing to he asked for a quote on demo work. That doesn't mean leveling the house. Demo work can be pulling out cabinets,guttinh for remodeling,removing structure for additions,or complete removal of structure. By the looks before that house was a prime candidate for remodel and if he is smart,he would play on those lines of thought that he was wanted those ugly bathroom cabinets demoed for a remodel.

[@clintmatthews3500]

And a quote is just that. How much will it cost if I hire you? That's all the contractor had.

[@flat-earther]

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[@helidude3502]

City says property was in disrepair. But you know they still charged the same property taxes.

[@flat-earther]

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[@kurokumo8169]

The fire chief pretty much told on himself, idiot,that “we check now” can definitely be used in court. It implies that they didn’t do their due diligence. I’m guessing there’s a reason the demo guy signed his name to that property there had to of been some kind of kickback he got. Why would he lie and put himself in that kind of a liability for nothing? Or Greg is pulling a fast one. I just don’t understand what benefit the demo guy got out of it. Even if it was part of him doing work, Greg had agreed to why not have Greg sign the paper if everything is aboveboard?

[@juliaweber212]

Forged signature he should be fired and go to jail

[@jaredb9523]

Wasn't forged it was the wrong person's not the owner

[@shari9721]

@@jaredb9523 The guy mark signed the document claiming to be the owner , he isnt the owner so that makes it a forged document . Forge -produce a copy or imitation of (a document, signature, banknote, or work or art) for the purpose of deception or fraud.

[@jaredb9523]

@@shari9721 oh I thought he signed it jus as his own name but saying it was done with the okay of his client but his client never actually agreed to it. This is me imagining his agents and lawyers have him signed into stacks of documents giving them abilities to make such decisions but that's pure speculation n ur way makes more sense

[@ryanyork837]

Forging a signature fraud.

[@railroad9000]

He should be liable for every single dollar of that 1.4M INCLUDING the fire chief! This is disgusting!

[@RedtailFox1]

The way that this city, fire department and demo contractor are acting is exactly why people take matters into their own hands.......

[@flat-earther]

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[@rpetzold]

You need to fill that demo paper for the mayors house and the chief of police too.

[@flat-earther]

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[@lovinglife6080]

Oh my gosh that's horrible to have happened

[@georgethompson5459]

He should also sue Mark Powell for false representation and the city.

[@SimRacingVeteran]

Right! So the house has issues yes but no reason to make it worse. Wow.

[@kimwoodhouse7891]

At the end of the day, it isn’t going to matter what the condition the house was in or what, if anything, the property owner was going to do with it. The property owner is saying he was doing due diligence and weighing his options. The first question is: does the signature on the City’s release belong to the property owner. Apparently, the answer is no. Second question is: Is there a signed contract between the property owner and the demolition company? Was the request for an estimate made in writing? What do those documents say? Just out of curiosity, how much did the City pay the demolition company? Assuming, the demolition company got a contract to demolish the house, are they receiving a full demolition fee from the property owner AND a fee from the city? The demolition company isn’t out of the woods on this. There should be more paperwork behind that release/authorization verifying the signer’s authorization to sign the document, like something related to the title. It will be interesting to see what happens.

[@dawnsalois]

yes the PAY part, that was my question and collusion. Training requirements, time, money

[@SPUPRR]

Request for demo doesn't always mean leveling the home. Could be demo the drywall or cabinets for remodel. Demo the roof or walls for addition. That house in the pre-destruction was a easy remodel. Now it is border line salvageable.

[@alvisserrano9797]

@@SPUPRR he said he demo and build new

[@ShadowMokujin]

Put the chief in jail for 10 years and cut the check

[@betsykeller9096]

Just because he was considering demolition, doesn't mean he was going to demolish it. His actions/intent show that. Despite having a number of bids, he hadn't made that decision yet. He hadn't signed any contracts. The idea that because he was considering it made it okay for the firefighters to go in and demolish the property makes no sense whatsoever. I would immediately motion to freeze Mark Powell's assets because that guy is already shady enough that you know he's going to hide whatever he can so he doesn't have to pay out. I would also subpoena the city records to see if they have a pattern of reckless behavior when it comes to contracts. I really believe that the homeowner is in the right here, and the city is in trouble.

[@ericboucher799]

Mike Powell: “this is something KSL doesn’t need to worry about” Me: sounds legit

[@lorirarich1875]

don't got none great grammar. not always trivial it says a lot. Don't correct it guys.

[@1121494]

If somebody says there's two sides of the story - why does he not explain his one? If somebody tells Journalists to stay away from an issue - they clearly need to dig in!

[@MikeMiller-rt7dv]

Sounds like a threat to me!

[@jakerazmataz852]

I wish I was on the jury. And If I were him and I lost. Mark would be getting a visit from someone.

[@eligebrown8998]

Not even close by a country mile. I hope this guy wins lots and lots of money

[@flat-earther]

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[@TheSiriusEnigma]

Isn’t the city counter suing? As in, they are trying to get out of trouble by ramping up the owner’s legal bills?

[@debbiebeckstead9268]

The city is lying because they got caught not making sure the other guy was the real owner!

[@perspectivesalad]

Kind of sounds like a setup.

[@juliaweber212]

It's terrible

[@niyablake]

Like the contractor was pissed

[@jamesfowler1955]

I am in shock, Speechless.

[@nonspecifie4351]

Own up to your mistake, City officials! Why do you drag residents through such hassles due to your incompetence.

[@clarkhamblen]

Please keep us updated

[@flat-earther]

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[@stephenmoncrieff2056]

The city is going about the condition of the house , not seeming to realize that doesn't make a difference or not when it comes to the legality of this .

[@melkiorwiseman5234]

Forgery. Plain and simple forgery. The person who signed is 100% liable, or at least they would be on this side of the pond. That is, unless there's some regulation requiring the fire department to do a double-check, in which case they'd be liable too.

[@namibjDerEchte]

Well, it's in their interest to check that the person who signed the liability waver has the legal power to wave liability. Because otherwise, their openly option is to try to claw back the damages from the the illegal signer.

[@brutallyhonestproductions766]

Finding Mark Powell on the internet isn't hard, using a VPN isn't hard, not trolling him and taking it too far, that's gonna be difficult.

[@SlayByJay]

😂😂😂

[@SlayByJay]

He definitely needs to be trolled. 😂

[@redcapsue]

Eesh. I hope I don't get on your bad side lol

[@ecomancer007]

Another example of why i'm in favor of Vigilantism. The law fails at every turn and a slap on the wrist isn't enough but a good ole fashioned beating in the middle of the night to correct the issue serves justice. Those who would say violence never solved anything did not use enough violence. Tired of hearing the phrase "we were just doing our job" or the city bs run around with delay tactics. Someone screwed up and someone needs to wake up in the ICU to serve as a lesson to other city officials to make sure they have their information correct.

[@flat-earther]

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[@lindamitchell-fox1926]

What does the condition the property was in have to do with the fact that you have illegally torn the house apart and you have no system in place to check the paperwork that a legal owner must sign off on? It makes me wonder what other things you guys do that aren’t legit or done with much regard for anything or anyone but what you think is right. Mr. Fire Chief, you should have known better then to be interviewed by a news station. You did yourself no good and probably did some bad with some of those statements. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@flat-earther]

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[@candicegateley9238]

How awful and the city needs to pay for the repairs on this home.

[@mineown1861]

If he didn't give permission then surely that's it , though I assume he's bigging up the property value if he'd already been pricing demolition on it. Bottom line is the form said property owner , the signature was not that of the owner .

[@flat-earther]

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[@subiemon]

looks like the city screwed up and the court will decide the contractor should loose his license over this and have to pay damages!!!!

[@juliaweber212]

Terrible

[@user9b2]

Sue the crap out of them.

[@ds3930]

Sounds like ole mark is on the line for that one.

[@jeffalvich9434]

Amateur non professionally trained firefighter playing fire chief. I did not see any notarization on any of those agreements either. Not even a first year paralegal would authorize such legal documents without notarization........ City attorneys bar license needs to be held accountable as well because if they didn't review these documents nor if the City attorney did not establish a written policy of procedure for such agreements there are some real issue here!

[@shawnarruda322]

The city needs to pay for all the damages to any and all property’s the fire departments have done this too.

[@j.m.s.5310]

What was Mr Powell's estimates for demolition, and two has he done this before?

[@omeomy33]

Tax payers will pay for all the damages in the end. That’s why the police chief and demo contractor aren’t worried. 😢

[@ObiWanCannabi]

so who has he pissed off in his local council?

[@danthompson6067]

The city is on the Hook, fire chief should be fired.

[@dougkennedy4906]

Looks like Mark should be in prison and the home owner now owns a demolition business. As well as a real big payout from the city.

[@flat-earther]

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[@garytucker8739]

I'm retired from a little dinky Rural Vol Fire Dept. Even we didn't "train, burn down" buildings without a documented Owner permission and legal notification from the insurance company that it wasn't covered.

[@flat-earther]

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[@juliaweber212]

That's terrible

[@byronleatham1183]

Yeah he needs to sue for the damages probably for a brand new house to be put on that property plus punitive damages in order to get their attention so they will pay attention

[@dustintacohands1107]

Nice nice we’ll be covering that fellow tax payer

[@Onemanstrash1]

well , did they pony up to fix the damage ? someone needs JAIL TIME

[@truneilson]

It make you wonder what is going on with all the Powells from Utah. Mark Powell signed as owner yo have another person's house destroyed. Josh Powell killed his whole family. Makes me scared for all the people in Uath named Powell.

[@SlayByJay]

Powell isn’t an uncommon name. Especially in Utah. There’s a whole lake named lake Powell lol they aren’t related

[@westbayoutdoors123]

Glad it's going to trial. I wouldn't dismiss the outside possibility that it was a cleverly crafted plan to get someone else to pay for remodeling his home. Or it may be as simple as he's claiming.

[@eiserntorsphantomoftheoper2154]

I agree. They destroyed my $1.4 million dollar home. I was getting bids to demolish my home.

[@RedtailFox1]

@@eiserntorsphantomoftheoper2154 the high price does not mean the house was in good condition though. Often the land is worth far, far more than the building sitting on it

[@eiserntorsphantomoftheoper2154]

@@RedtailFox1 thank you

[@TheSiriusEnigma]

If it is a fraud by the owner, the city is 100% guilty of failing its due diligence.

[@flat-earther]

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[@dericksmith2137]

To a much lesser extent than this man’s woes...., I’ve had police show up at my house, 5 of them at first, at 5am. I actually startled the cop by stepping out my back door right as the cop opened it. I run my own concrete construction company so early starts we’re common. But just that quick I was shoved against the wall of my house, cuffed, and forced to the ground. The cops intent? To go inside, search for, and apprehend ... someone that has NEVER lived at my home! Only thing that prevented the cops from just barging in was they could hear the horrific ruckus my 150lb old English bulldog was making (good girl 😁). I refused to give consent for them to enter, as they had a bad address and my family was inside sleeping. After 15-20 minutes they show me a photo of ‘the guy’. Sure enough, I had met the guy. 3 times total! Originally at a friends BBQ. Then because he got my phone number from the friend to call me about repairs to his vehicle. So he came to the backlane of my house, never the front and never inside, only in my garage. He leaves the car, I fix it, he returns 2-3 days later to pickup his vehicle. END OF CONTACT. Yet this clown was able to use my address on his release from police lockup? So when he failed to go to court, the police believe that he lives at my address? Even threatening me with charges because I wouldn’t allow the police entree into my home (it was an arrest warrant not a search warrant). 45 minutes, most of in cuffs! All because the government doesn’t verify info prior?

[@kryptofly]

Had a somewhat similar situation years ago, but not as harsh. Was woke up in the wee hours of the morning, doorbell ringing like crazy. Went to the door, cop lights flashing in the windows. Cops and what I think was a detective at my front door stating they needed to get upstairs pronto due to a violent domestic situation in my duplex. I found this unlikely as the previous tenants who were very quiet had moved out about a month before and the upstairs was empty with just a stepladder and some painting supplies. Found out the got the right house number but the wrong street, it was one block over. They found out, apologized and left to find out a block over what was probably a murder scene by now. The next day I had to explain to the neighbors what happened, fortunately they knew us and didn’t think we had a crime scene upstairs. Really think the police should look at the street signs before they wake people up at the wrong address….

[@TheWabbit]

@@kryptofly there are so many wrong addresses the police should hire a pizza driver to take them to their calls.

[@jimsmisadventuresinbeekeeping]

@@TheWabbit Pizza delivery driver knocks on the door, here you go, now that's two sherrif's deputies and three homicide detectives.

[@flat-earther]

Hi dericksmith have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@TheSiriusEnigma]

For anyone talking about suing the demo guy: he is not the one who demolished the house. He is not the one who failed to have paperwork for his actions. He defrauded the city. Not the owner. The fact that the city is lying about the house “being in disrepair” and the demo guy being his agent via verbal contract or him being present tells a lot. This is the type of legal nonsense used to stall and confuse matters. Make absurd big lies that can’t be proven and ask the other guy to prove a negative. Even if the court believe 10%, it’s 100% more than they should have. Also, the fact that city failed to do paperworks for the 6 previous houses is nails in the coffin. What I think happened is the fire department knew the city was playing loose with property laws. He probably warned them. And was told that “legal” is not his job. He was told to mind his business. He is covered. He has the paperwork. That smirk screams malicious compliance. “Legal” screwed up. Someone in city halls took bribes. Someone in city halls paid the demo guy. And now the city is on the hook for over a million in damages and the fire fighting captain is going to throw the city under the bus. Fun fact, as part of the purchase, the owner has a fully documented records with pictures of the house state prior to the event.

[@flat-earther]

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[@christianwolf68]

there are no abandoned property's for this type of training there is no fire fighter school where this training can take place i know when i was in the military we used the property the government owned to do training on

[@flat-earther]

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[@chasethebase5986]

Sue Powel he was not the owner and was asked for a bid! city is liable also they should have checked to see if Powel was the owner but the failed!

[@popperbits]

Hmmm, normally it's the cops caught doing something wrong, this is a first that it's the fire department instead!

[@flat-earther]

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[@juliaweber212]

That means there are other victims

[@redlobster4841]

Crazy story but verdict is for the homeowner

[@jax6575]

I wanna hear the other side of the story this is crazy

[@barrybb5409]

Right two sides to the story they say but then refuse to give a statement.

[@wownewstome6123]

Why is the document 4:21 void of any official stamps such as from a public notary or county clerk, plus no document number for county filing purposes?

[@sisila8]

Definitely a legal lawsuit

[@chrisallen2005]

Are there illegal lawsuits?

[@sblijheid]

There is something as a non legal lawsuit?

[@missw8700]

Obviously there's more to the story. Lucky for him he was going to demo it anyways. Now he can keep that nice piece of property and build bigger and better.

[@brianhaflin9799]

He never said he was going to demo, just considering it as an option.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

@@brianhaflin9799 That's fishy though isn't it? And the Fire Department says he was there during the training? I wonder if he's hoping for a huge scammy payday. Something to consider.

[@theunaimedarrow4903]

Of course no individual government worker has any responsibility for his actions so the taxpayer pays. Hence the smirk. I've been sued, you don't smirk like that if you give a 💩. That's a smirk reserved for people with qualified immunity.

[@robertstoneking7916]

St Louis county Missouri is not cutting edge and I've been able to look up tax records online showing the owner of any property in the country in about 2 minutes for over a decade.

[@timothywilliams7264]

This is crazy. They should pay for the reconstruction apologize an pay for emotional damages

[@kennardjohnson7875]

Lawsuits no signature! Lol

[@eugenebennett5800]

this should go to the high state court... no doubt... to many liers .. how about the other houses that was done in also... investage then also....

[@eugenebennett5800]

SOME ONE IS GETTING MONEY IN THE COUNTRY

[@jaynecobb3701]

The contractor signing as the owner looks like fraud to me. The property owner should get triple damages, and the contractor should face criminal charges.

[@seancliften9344]

Looks like a 5 year old signature

[@oscarsalgado1238]

Time to pay.

[@uk7769]

How cruel.

[@sellitbetter]

Even if the homeowner hired the demo contractor, that doesn't make the demo contractor the homeowner so the original contract for the city to come in and demo is null and void, even if the homeowner was there when the fire department was destroying his home doesn't make it legal, and of course the fire department won't be paying out for the law suit it will be the tax payers money who will pay and nothing will happen to the department either maybe a slap on the wrist and the chief will probably ended up with a paid vacation (paid administrative leave) for it all and will be found in internal investigation not guilty of any wrong doing.

[@flat-earther]

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[@unionpacificsd70ace19]

Dang!!

[@occif2023]

The demo contractor is at fault.

[@vicwiseman6038]

This guy is pulling a fast one on the city.

[@Capt.DPeterson5171]

South Jordan city really F up on this one. The city claimed all this damage already done, was all BS!

[@flat-earther]

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[@markb1764]

looks like somebody found a loop hole

[@unclesmrgol]

If I live in the City of South Jordan, and I hate the guy next door, I can get his home demolished by the City.

[@richardnelson6999]

Unbelievable

[@durhamdf]

This is what is so disgusting about how our government at all levels handles taking responsibility. Rather than just admit to making a huge blunder and then suing the demo company that misrepresented themselves as the owner, the counter sue the owner himself and deny that there is any issue with how they conducted themselves even as they openly admit to having acted ridiculously negligent failing to even check city records to ensure that the person who signed the waiver actually owned the home! Disgusting…I hope he gets all he is owed and then some and this demo company gets sued by the city not to mention there must be some criminal liability for fraud for misrepresenting himself as the owner of a property he doesn’t own!

[@TheSiriusEnigma]

It’s lawsuit 101. You win if the laws are on your side. You win if the judge is on your side. You win if the other guy runs out of money first. The city is essentially running on a limitless legal war chest called taxes income. Guess their strategy.

[@flat-earther]

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[@tessietesoro7407]

Admit the mistakes, rebuild the house, problem solved.

[@lutomson3496]

Fire depth lies no past forms who is telling the truth

[@tessietesoro7407]

Million of dollars damage for training? 😲

[@timothywilliams7264]

An who forged the signature an charge them.

[@chadwickducharme1194]

Hope you get it righted.

[@ethansprofile6670]

Check any links to Powell and the city!

[@irishsamurai9008]

What is sad is in the first days of fire company's you had to pay for the insurance otherwise they would let it burn down unless it was attached or next to one with it. And the reasons they got there so fast was because whoever was first got paid the most.

[@patriciaberry4630]

Where was this? What State?

[@masonjarhillbilly]

Criminal fraud.

[@dustintacohands1107]

What’s utter bs is tax payers foot the bill for these mistakes… if Greg sues the city the taxpayers will have to cover it

[@flat-earther]

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[@joeycarter3605]

A demo house worth 1.2 million! He was looking for cost to demo. Now he wants cost to repair? Not to demo?

[@BG-qx2st]

It’s literal fraud he’s not the home owner he doesn’t have power of attorney from the home owner the city should’ve verified the home owner and made him sign the legal document regardless if he was there at the time they never had his approval

[@therichtershow]

When you get the runarounds, its clear they messed up, but at least that firefighter had the guts to speak up

[@flat-earther]

Hi therichtershow have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@markenda1]

There was no mistake here. That contractor knew exactly what he was doing for whatever reason. I don't care what anyone is claiming, ultimately it is the responsibility of the contractor regardless. It doesn't matter that the property owner may have been contemplating having the home torn down, if his signature isn't on the line, then he should be payed.

[@flat-earther]

Hi markenda have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@robertstoneking7916]

@@flat-earther Take a cruise or flight along the coast you can see the curvature when looking at the ocean from as little as 35 feet up.

[@robertstoneking7916]

Contractor knew the guy was deciding between renovations and build new and decided to force the decision. The only way he could legally sign for this is with a signed contract for demolition of the house.

[@wownewstome6123]

@@robertstoneking7916 Even if Mark Powell had a signed contract for demolition, I doubt he could then have the fire department use it for training without the signed consent of the owner. The document has the signature line for the OWNER.

[@wownewstome6123]

@@flat-earther You can't be serious. You can use a telescope and watch ships disappear over the horizon of the ocean. Look at wikipedia. There is a long list of ways we know the earth is a globe.

[@Barryobamasadick]

Whoa thats craziness

[@debbieannsmith8962]

Horrifying 😰😰😰

[@flat-earther]

Hi debbieannsmith have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@toddhoward1532]

What the city and fire department did to this property owner is wrong .

[@flat-earther]

Hi toddhoward have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@thibaultserlet6453]

I wouldn't hire a demo guy. I'd hire an attorney

[@dangeary2134]

Sounds like its time for a Federal Lawsuit!