r/interestingasfuck 1d ago

From 2014 to 2025, Mark Zuckerberg bought over 1,400 acres on Kauai Island and stole any land the natives wouldn't sell him, earning the moniker 'the face of neocolonialism.' r/all

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u/KSF_WHSPhysics 1d ago

Yes its still legally owned. If i do some unpermitted maintenance on my property they make me bring it up to code, they dont seize it

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u/MartyBarrett 1d ago

What happens if you refuse to bring it up to code?

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u/KSF_WHSPhysics 1d ago

They fine you, then if you don't pay they put a lien on your house, and then they can foreclose to pay off the lien, at which point you would no longer legally own the property. There's a lot of steps between breaking regulations regarding your property and that property being seized