09/30/2026
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Wow
Susan Hodgson was away on vacation when a neighbor called with an almost unbelievable question:
“Did you hire someone to demolish your house?”
She had not.
A crew from an Atlanta company called *You Call It, We Haul It* had arrived at Hodgson’s property in southwest Atlanta and reduced the entire house to rubble.
The home had stood vacant for approximately 15 years, but Hodgson said it was secured and maintained. The grass was cut, the yard was kept clean and the property taxes were paid. It also carried deeply personal memories of her late husband and family.
When Hodgson’s neighbor approached the workers to ask what was happening, Hodgson said one of them told her to “shut up and mind her own business.”
Still out of town, Hodgson sent a relative to inspect the site. He asked the person in charge to produce the demolition permit. After checking it, the worker reportedly admitted that the crew was at the wrong address.
They then packed up and left—leaving the demolished house and debris behind.
But the ordeal did not end there.
On November 2, 2023, Atlanta’s Department of City Planning issued Hodgson a Notice of Correction because the structure had been demolished without a permit. She was given until November 16 to bring the property into compliance.
City officials said property owners are responsible for violations occurring on their land and described the unauthorized demolition as a civil dispute between Hodgson and the company responsible.
The company told a local television station that it was investigating and working to resolve the mistake. However, Hodgson told reporters that she had received no direct contact, apology or solution at the time of the original coverage.
A family home disappeared because someone failed to verify an address—and its owner was left facing the rubble, the regulations and the fight for accountability.