Yeah I just mean, if you're being forced out of your home and have to find another one anyway, why bother tearing it down. There must be a consequence or reward that's not clear from the article, like help relocating or that they'll hunt you down wherever you end up and punish you.

Seems if it was me and I had no hope of keeping my home and I'd have to start over elsewhere, I wouldn't spend the money on tearing it down at all, just abandon it. Since I'd need that money to start over anyway. Just curious what the pressure is to tear down vs abandon if there's no chance of staying either way.

Including that kind of info would hell to make people better empathize with the overall situation rather than just the government vs self demolition part.