tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19125595.post5751093173826425373..comments2023-09-08T16:26:30.852+02:00Comments on "2 ITALY" - Una Vita Piu' Bella: Un Bella Casa?Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09926494405638258690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19125595.post-366275695558129512009-10-15T14:16:56.251+02:002009-10-15T14:16:56.251+02:00Lyn and Anthony - I have heard that explanation al...Lyn and Anthony - I have heard that explanation also, but also that many properties are started without the proper permits and once the comune steps in things stop. I've also heard that since the mafia is heavy into the concrete business in the south they pressure some building.<br /><br />Probably a mix of all of these, but still a blight in many areas.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01963480468951754217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19125595.post-9742753455573535482009-10-14T12:58:57.026+02:002009-10-14T12:58:57.026+02:00Hi Bryan, Lyn and Anthony here. Hope you all are g...Hi Bryan, Lyn and Anthony here. Hope you all are getting happily settled in your latest adventure.<br /><br />We saw many of these skeletons in the southern part of Italy and speculated on the reason. Slow Trav had a thread on this and some people claimed it is because the Italians build slowly over a long time as they can afford it and because the south is poorer they take longer. I don't think that is the reason for these seemingly abandoned concrete structures. If that were so there wouldn't be so many at the same stage that look so abandoned. <br /><br />We wondered if it had something to do with tax laws (maybe you get a tax break if you have a building started) or inheritance laws or that somebody was pushing concrete in the area. Do you have any "concrete" information about why people start these buildings and don't finish them? There are really SO many in the south.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com