News, Couple hoping to build dream home in Florida learn their land used to be a dump (property, expensive)

[JD59]

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. – As Jeff and Abbey Rodamaker began tearing out trees in their newly purchased land near Gulf Breeze to make way for their future dream home, the couple heard an unexpected clinking sound as each tree fell.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ll/3961265002/

[cp102]

This is sad for the owners. I can't imagine buying a property then finding out it was a landfill.

[Mae Maes Garden]

Originally Posted by cp102

This is sad for the owners. I can't imagine buying a property then finding out it was a landfill.

In the 1990s as the suburbs grew further west of the city, expensive houses were being built. An active landfill that had been around for decades was not disclosed to the new homeowners . Some of the houses had quite a view after the trees dropped their leaves.

[luv4horses]

Due diligence. Before buying any property a little research is prudent. Even for tract/development homes. But when building a one-off house? A no brainer.

[1insider]

Lots of subdivisions in lots of cities are built on old dumps. It's not that uncommon.