After the city of Atlanta demolished Everett Tripodis' house without properly informing him, city officials sued him to recoup the $68,000 they claim to have spent tearing it down. The city wants to force the sale of the lot to pay for the demolition retroactively. A local TV station found that Tripodis' house was on Lawton Street; the city building inspector's office sent warning letters to Lawton Avenue, in a different zip code.
