Townhome Residents Suing City of Charleston over Dockside Evacuation Order

Property Owners at Dockside Suing City Over Forced Evacuations Amid Storm Threat – Knowhere News

Property owners at Dockside, a popular waterfront community, have filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming that mandatory evacuations ordered during recent storms were unfair and detrimental to their properties. The lawsuit, which was filed in a local court, seeks damages for losses incurred during the evacuation and alleges that the city’s decision was made without proper consideration of the individual circumstances of the property owners. T…

Townhome residents suing City of Charleston over Dockside evacuation order

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) -- A group of townhome owners is suing the City of Charleston, arguing they were unfairly forced out of their homes as part of an evacuation of the Dockside condominiums earlier this year. The lawsuit was filed June 3 on behalf of nearly two dozen residents who were ordered on February 27 to vacate their Concord Street townhomes by 5 p.m. the next day due to structural issues in the adjacent Dockside tower. The order came…

Dockside townhome owners file lawsuit over Charleston's evacuation order

A complaint filed on behalf of the Dockside townhome owners ordered to vacate their homes over three months ago seeks relief from Charleston's Court of Common Plea that would allow them to return home.