Eminent Domain by any other name

This person decided to purchase and work on a dilapidated building. This person went and got a permit. After the person almost completely renovated the building, someone came through and told him he had the wrong type of permit. Made him close shop, stop repairs, and his building was condemned.


Next, a group had lofty goals and found a dilapidated building and the city gave them the building free of charge!! The group had a year to work on the building to bring it up to code or the building could be taken back. The building has been in rehabiliation since 2003 or 2004 and the building has not be condemned. And the building has not been taken back from the group.






How could this happen?