MODCOACH NOTE: Two things caught my attention when I read this article. First the home is setting on cinder blocks, not a foundation and secondly this obvious manufactured home was labeled throughout the article as a “Modular Home.”
Modular home causes stir in Cumberland Heights
From an article in the Fayetteville, NC Observer
The beige double-wide modular home at 2210 Bragg Blvd. currently sits sideways on its diamond-shaped lot. It sticks out like a sore thumb among the small single-family dwellings in the neighborhood.
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| Note the cinder block footings |
Residents of the Cumberland Heights subdivision feel that the city of Fayetteville has ignored their concerns about the construction of the home in their neighborhood.
“We were very much blindsided,” Jeannette Strickland said. “One day, it just appeared.”
However, city officials say the building meets all state and local requirements and has gone through the proper procedures for construction.
“We follow state and local regulations for building codes and feel that has been done in this case,” City Communications Director Kevin V. Arata said. “We will continue to closely monitor the completion of this project to ensure all required regulations are met.”
Strickland and eight of her neighbors pitched in to hire lawyer C. Adam Barrington III to represent them in a civil case to try to stop the modular home from being built in July.
The civil lawsuit is personal to Barrington. In court documents, he wrote that he lives 400 yards from the mobile home.
“It’s still pending the final inspection by the city to comply with building codes,” Barrington said.
He declined to comment further on the case because it is still open.
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