On May 20, 7:33*pm, Tony wrote:
Evan wrote:
On May 19, 2:02 pm, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 19 May 2010 07:24:32 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

"The City of Austin Tuesday released photos of the web of tunnels a man dug
underneath his East Austin home. Under the yellow home are three stories of
tunnels... "
http://www.kvue.com/news/local/Insid...in-tunnel-home....
Bumper sticker:
"South Austin: We're all here because we're not all there"
It's not clear *why* search warrant was served or did this follow a
code enforcement inspection and then the police were called?

A search warrant is required for authorities (typically the police,
but could
apply to the fire marshal, building inspector or health inspector as
well)
when a home owner denies entry and refuses to grant permission for the
government agents to enter private property...

It is the ONLY legal way for the authorities to gain entrance to
private
property without some sort of exigent emergency situation existing...

~~ Evan

The spot next to the neighbor where it was caving in should be enough
for an inspection.


Not without asking for and obtaining permission from the owner...
If the owner had refused, the visible holes in the ground from
various "plain view" locations would have been enough to
establish that the homeowner's rights to privacy inside their
home could be overruled because of the greater need for
the safety of the others living around them to investigate
the cause of the sinking ground around the structure...

~~ Evan