WBZ reports squabbling among a contractor, NStar and state officials means the homeowners are still paying their mortgage on what is now a vacant lot where their house used to stand until an explosion caused when a BWSC contractor's backhoe punctured a gas main during street repairs.
The contractor blames DigSafe, DigSafe and NStar blame the contractor, the state is holding hearings and meanwhile:
Houser and his partner are now renting, as well as paying the mortgage for the Hyde Park properly, while they wait. Until it's legally resolved and someone is found responsible, the homeowner is responsible.
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What street?
By anon
Thu, 09/06/2012 - 9:56pm
What street?
Danny Road.
By adamg
Thu, 09/06/2012 - 9:58pm
Danny Road.
When?
By anon
Thu, 09/06/2012 - 10:35pm
When is a ruling expected to be made? Further hearings any time soon?
This is not cool.
By Boston_res
Thu, 09/06/2012 - 11:06pm
I hope they get some money back for all of the rent they've paid.
Missing something...
By Lecil
Thu, 09/06/2012 - 11:16pm
If there was a mortgage on the house, it must have been insured...Is the insurance company refusing to rebuild? I would expect that the house could be rebuilt, and the insurance company would then go after the responsible party for reimbursement.
I can't blame the Houser family for being frustrated beyond belief!
I've read before
By anon²
Thu, 09/06/2012 - 11:54pm
that before you can make the claim, you need to go after and sue the party responsible negligence to determine who's at fault, to make a claim on your own insurance.
Something similar was in the news recently with progressive insurance not paying out a insurance claim because the fairly hadn't sued the party responsible yet, forcing them to do so even though they didn't want to (it was a complete accident). Even worse, progressive, in an attempt to not pay up, sent a lawyer to defend the guy responsible and under-insured.
News
By chuck
Fri, 09/07/2012 - 12:52am
News like this never makes the paper. For G's sake, it's an election year.
Yes it does
By CraigInDaVille
Fri, 09/07/2012 - 5:32am
Just not the local newsroom. FYI:
http://observer.com/2012/08/comedian-matt-fisher-c...
Well, wrong
By Lecil
Fri, 09/07/2012 - 9:53am
I read about that case in several places, actually.
Probably what we need here; find out who the insurance company is and shame them into doing the right thing for the homeowners. Stoopid insurance company. >:(
Sue Everybody
By anon
Fri, 09/07/2012 - 8:35am
I thought a good lawyer goes and sues everybody with any money -- sue the contractor, sue the utility, sue Boston water.
Typically insurance companies
By anon
Fri, 09/07/2012 - 9:28am
Typically insurance companies drag out paying up till the last possible moment, based on my experience at least.
A suggestion, and a question...
By Bluto
Fri, 09/07/2012 - 7:54am
Suggestion: home owners go and find yourself the hungriest, toughest most connected lawyer out there. And turn him or her lose on this one on a percentage of settlement. Total blitzkreig by someone who has a dog in the fight.
Question: where the fuck is Mumbles on this? He has plenty of time for Chick-Fil-A downtown, but he can't help out a neighbor and constituent with a real problem?