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They can't. It's a listed building. They're legally obligated to remove it.
by tptacek 3mo ago
They can't. It's a listed building. They're legally obligated to remove it.
- Schiendelman 3mo agoAbsolutely not. There is no enforcement mechanism to punish them if they chose not to enforce the listed building rules.
- tptacek 3mo agoIn the sense that they are the enforcement mechanism of the law it's true that they can probably just ignore the law to a point, but it's no use pretending that there isn't a legal stricture here. (I'm a policy opponent of historic preservation, which is a major impediment to housing reform, but even I don't pretend that it simply doesn't exist.)
- Schiendelman 3mo agoAgreed, btw - I think the only method of preservation should be market purchase, to force the right tradeoffs.
- scott_w 3mo agoJust to be clear, you're asking the Ministry of Justice, the department responsible for maintaining the court system, to break the law? I can't think how that could have horrendous long-term consequences...
- Schiendelman 3mo agoThere are tons of laws they simply don't enforce. This would be one more.
- scott_w 3mo agoWhich laws? Who is "they?" Be clear.
- mrkeen 3mo agoLet them apply austerity measures then.
- ForOldHack 3mo agoThis thread should be nominated for the best of Hacker news.