Obviously a simplification/joke but curious how accurate it is and figured there would atleast be one person here who knows lol

  • kristina [she/her]
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    4 months ago

    https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2014/apr/15/china-nail-houses-in-pictures-property-development

    Weird little quirk about Chinese housing law, asked a Chinese friend and they said there’s usually a house or two per city like this. Usually they do get demolished by the time construction is done but construction companies really hate haggling for a price and the residents can just sit there until the construction company is fed up and pays out a big sum.

      • KhanCipher [none/use name]
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        244 months ago

        Which is funny since if that scenario happens in the US (which is very rare as it would likely be ‘sorted out’ long beforehand), the construction company/developer will more often than not just run to city when they get fed up and next thing you know the holdout is being served papers for eminent domain.

        • Mardoniush [she/her]
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          234 months ago

          China has eminent domain too, but if the construction company makes the government come down there they’re gonna have a bad time.

    • Thorngraff_Ironbeard [he/him]
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      254 months ago

      Never new what these were called. My Grandpa worked for a joint venture in China and said there was the one old lady who wouldn’t sell and the just built the factory around her house.