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It is also not unheard of for unoccupied houses to be burned by drugged out ravers and suchlike.

Old houses have bad wiring.

There are many options.

::tries to care::

::fails::

a tip for the future steve:  it's easier to ask for forgiveness then it is to ask for permission.

Letting a house just fall down can take years, maybe decades, depending on climate and how well the house was built. I know of 3 or 4 old houses around here that were abandoned for 10-20 years or longer before they finally fell down. And that with no windows so the interior was exposed to Ontario winters. They just don't build 'em like that any more.

Maybe if Steve leaves all the windows open and a big storm blows in from the Pacific just as an earthquake hits? Or is the house in an area prone to mudslides or brush fires?

I'm of the "if they won't pay for it why should I" school of thought.

light the bitch up I say. all that old wood should keep the homeless warm for a couple days.

Aqua OS X wrote:

resedit wrote:

Simple solution.
Put the house on the market and buy a house that isn't "historic".

Let someone who wants to restore it have it.

Agreed. It's not like the Peninsula is having a shortage of nice secluded hills and Steve found the last one left.

It's been tried.  The problem is, no-one who can afford it wants to buy it.

Well, maybe he should build his really nice house right next to the ancient house.

Then cover the house with stuff to make it look like a really big iPod.

Yeah. I'm kind of wondering why someone would buy a historic building to demolish it.

Well I guess Steve should have done something 25 years ago.

Benton wrote:

test wrote:

He should just knock it down, pay the fine and get on with building his house on his property.

Might be more than a monetary fine. Could be contempt of court and jail time. Ouch!

I suppose that is possible. Bad idea then - Apple is doing well right now and Steve Jobs going to jail probably would not be good for the company and, by extension, us.

You ever watch E! ?

Pariah:
Of course it's doable, but Steve does not want his wife and children to live in a 17,000+ square foot building. He wants to construct a 6,000 square foot home with amenities a tech savvy wealthy modernist can imagine and afford.