A woman from Georgia reportedly returned from a vacation to find a house she owned in Atlanta completely demolished.
Susan Hodgson said she found her longtime family property totaled after a construction company mistakenly tore it down, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
Hodgson was apparently notified about the bizarre accident after receiving a call from a neighbor.
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The neighbor reached out to Hodgson and asked her if she had sent someone to tear down the vacant home, The Associated Press (AP) reported.
“I said, ‘No’ and she said, ‘Well, there’s someone over here who just demolished the whole house and tore it all down,’” Hodgson told the AP.
The home has reportedly been boarded up for nearly 15 years, but Hodgson keeps the home covered, the grass cut and the exterior of the home clean.
“The taxes are paid and everything is up on it,” Hodgson told the AP.
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The workers were “nasty” when approached by Hodgson’s neighbor, Hodgson told Fox 5 Atlanta.
“He told her to shut up and mind her own business,” Hodgson said.
Hodgson said she then sent a family member over to the southwest Atlanta property to speak with the crew and request to look over their permit.
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“The guy pulled it out and said ‘Oh I’m at the wrong address’ and he just packs everything up and leaves and the house is just (destroyed) down and gone,” Hodgson told Fox 5.
The company allegedly responsible for the demolition, “You Call It, We Haul It,” has not yet responded to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment via telephone. The company’s voice mailbox was full, though there is an option to leave a callback number.
“You Call It, We Haul It” shared a statement with Fox 5 Atlanta, WAGA-TV, saying they are investigating and “are working…
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