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FakeNoose

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1. There are some places where homes shouldn't be built

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Mon Sep 2, 2024, 02:50 PM

Sep 2024

Why are they being built anyway? Mortgage banks and insurance companies have the means to stop this from happening. Also construction companies can refuse to build in certain dangerous locations. This craziness has to stop.

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Power cut to 140 homes in coastal California community where landslides are worsening [View all] ificandream Sep 2024 OP

There are some places where homes shouldn't be built FakeNoose Sep 2024 #1

People with a lot of money do a lot of magical thinking about it Warpy Sep 2024 #2

South of this area, there is a place known as The Sunken City in San Pedro, California. About 5 miles south. C Moon Sep 2024 #3

Probably building on those cliffs made it happen sooner than expected FakeNoose Sep 2024 #7

I wouldn't be surprised if some company C Moon Sep 2024 #8

Advanced, new engineering will solve the problem! not fooled Sep 2024 #10

I mean I was reading about this neighborhood in the early nineties. Jk23 Sep 2024 #4

Used to be multi-million dollar homes. Now negative value homes... hunter Sep 2024 #5

"multimillion-dollar estates teeter above the Pacific Ocean". Just feel so bad for those that can afford multi-million Wonder Why Sep 2024 #6

Many are already talking about suing the city or C Moon Sep 2024 #9

In a litigious nation, completely expected. maxsolomon Sep 2024 #12

They're suing because they are saying they didn't do enough to stop the cliffs from falling. C Moon Sep 2024 #13

LOL. maxsolomon Sep 2024 #14

From what I understand (from following it over the months)... C Moon Sep 2024 #15

Streets and lots likely developed prior to thorough Geotechnical analysis maxsolomon Sep 2024 #11