For former residents of a Cambridge, Massachusetts, condominium building, losing their homes was only the beginning of a financial nightmare.
After dangerous structural problems forced the building’s demolition, owners received individual bills ranging from approximately $36,000 to $244,000.
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Residents evacuated the nine-story, 66-unit Riverview building in 2024 after discovering longstanding defects in its concrete, according to The Boston Globe. The owners asked the city to demolish it because the structural damage was dangerous and beyond repair.
The demolition cost $9 million, covering structural dismantling, police staffing, asbestos removal, and other expenses. Individual bills began arriving in October 2026, but roughly two-thirds remained unpaid at the end of October 2026, a Cambridge city spokesperson told the Globe…