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PA Property Owner Sues Over Post Fire Demolition

The owner of a house in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is suing the city claiming it wrongfully ordered the demolition of the building three days after a fire last November. Melinda Deiter and her father, John Deiter, filed suit earlier this year claiming the city’s order to demolish the building was a violation of their due process and 4th Amendment rights.

Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.

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