demolition order
Building destruction directive
A demolition order is an official directive, typically from a local government or court, requiring that a building or structure be torn down.
Such orders usually follow findings that a property is unsafe, violates building codes, or was constructed illegally: The city issued a demolition order for the condemned warehouse.
In contested territories, demolition orders can be politically charged tools of displacement.
- wrecking ballCrane-swung demolition weight
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- condemned buildingStructure declared unsafe for use
- evictionForced departure from rental
rubble · enforcement · notice · clearance · urban renewal · unsafe · blight · decay · raze · tear down · violation · inspection · legal notice · structural · dilapidated · building code · council · city hall
demolition orderbuilding permit
Official approval for construction
construction permit · planning permission · occupancy permit · repair order · protected status
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