Man tricks demolition crew into razing neighbour's home A Michigan man saved his home from demolition after a little creative switching of street numbers, resulting in his neighbour's house (pictured) being destroyed instead. A US man saved his home from demolition after allegedly switching street numbers, resulting in his neighbour's house being destroyed instead. And in an interesting twist, he wasn't the only person happy with the result. Local residents of the Michigan neighbourhood said they were glad the "eyesore" had been destroyed, Gawker reports. "When I heard they tore down the house (by) accident I wanted to give them a twelve pack of beer," neighbour Fred Sargent reportedly told WXYZ. I was that happy. Locals said the house that was demolished had been allowed to fall into disrepair by its owner and had been occupied by squatters. But the owner, Mike, said he had been planning on renting the house out and was considering demanding a new house from authorities. In the end, things didn't end well for the man behind the apparent ruse either, with his reprieve only lasting a few hours. Demolition crews returned to complete their original job.