Dive summary:
- A washing machine, tires and a lawnmower are not things one expects to find buried in the yard, though while installing an in-ground pool that is exactly what one man in Tampa Bay, Fla. found.
- In the 1970s the property was used as a clay pit for paving roads, the previous owner didn't want to pay for fill dirt so he allowed friends, neighbors and businesses to use the pit as a dump.
- The home builder, Southern Homes, blamed the developer and refused to help with the cleanup.
From the article:
A Lakeland family who found a landfill in their backyard while trying to build a pool is suing the home's builder and developer.
Brian Dyer found the junk last year, and radar showed it runs from his backyard to underneath his home.
The property once was used as a clay pit for paving roads in the 1970s. The previous landowner didn't want to pay for fill dirt so he allowed friends, neighbors and businesses to use the pit as a dump. ...
