Not really. The City is (and shouldn't be more) just a check to see if the Building Codeso have been followed

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Feb 16, 2017
3:46:53pm

kccougar All-American

They really shouldn't be taking on liability or responsibility for the engineering and quality of construction.

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Man, buyer beware when you have your dream home built.

Florwood

2/16/17 12:26pm

Edit- Beware when you have your dream home built on a cliff of sand.

byubyu

2/16/17 12:29pm

Something about a foolish man building his house upon sand...

TheLoneCougar

2/16/17 1:00pm

Be really careful when building on a slope.

kccougar

2/16/17 12:31pm

Add "lots of fill dirt brought in to and added to the slope to create a building

ByuMba90

2/16/17 12:59pm

Be careful when building a home in a location that enables you to look down your nose upon everyone else.

foofcoug

2/16/17 12:32pm

I can do that just as well from a home in the valley.

Tokolosh

2/16/17 12:34pm

Similar thing happening to entire street in Boise foothills

deejo

2/16/17 12:34pm

I've seen foundation/soil issues in the last two neighborhoods I've lived in.

PGVikingDad

2/16/17 12:34pm

Also don't build in Saratoga Springs due to very poor soil and foundation issues

LaVellIfIKnow

2/16/17 12:35pm

R u seeing a lot of this in SS?

Sandy Lyle

2/16/17 12:41pm

I think that was meant for me.

PGVikingDad

2/16/17 12:49pm

I think there is a primary song about this.

Mr. Belding

2/16/17 12:41pm

if that's the couple i'm thinking of, if they can afford a million dollar house,

smokymountainrain

2/16/17 12:44pm

Why do we belittle people that have good incomes?

TheLoneCougar

2/16/17 1:07pm

i'm not sure. especially since i wasn't belittling him. i just can't feel

smokymountainrain

2/17/17 7:47am

So your sympathy is finite and exclusive?

TheLoneCougar

2/17/17 9:37am

Having just built a home, I really feel for these people. I hope they can get it

Chester Copperpot

2/16/17 12:53pm

I am in your exact same shoes. Just closed on ours two weeks ago.

TheLoneCougar

2/16/17 1:08pm

I see a lot of posts without any empathy. Kind of interesting

Idahofallsblue

2/16/17 12:55pm

Exactly, well said Sir.

TheLoneCougar

2/16/17 1:09pm

Where I lose a little empathy is when they go after the City

kccougar

2/16/17 1:13pm

But if the city inspected the soil, permits, etc. then it is (partially)

TheLoneCougar

2/16/17 1:23pm

Not really. The City is (and shouldn't be more) just a check to see if the Building Codeso have been followed

kccougar

2/16/17 3:46pm

I agree they aren't responsible for quality of construction, but that isn't the

TheLoneCougar

2/17/17 9:40am

The city definitely is in the mix for liability

wapiti

2/16/17 3:20pm

On "news" people typically feel sympathy for a kidnapping, a murder, someone

byu1

2/16/17 1:53pm

Honest question....would any homeowners insurance cover this?

idacoug

2/16/17 12:58pm

No. This is specifically excluded in every policy I have ever seen.

Ycrazy

2/16/17 1:46pm

Never understood mankind's pathological need to ignore reality...

cdr88

2/16/17 1:12pm

Happened in both Provo and Orem

Nat Gas Man

2/16/17 3:33pm

I feel for them, but wonder why they spent more on a home than they can

Pick-Six Coug

2/16/17 4:59pm

They're probably being forced to pay mortgage + rent since they can't live there

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