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Man bulldozes home to avoid foreclosure

MOSCOW, Ohio – An Ohio man said he bulldozed his home after a bank began foreclosure proceedings and said he won’t let the bank take his carpet business, either.

Terry Hoskins of Moscow said he has struggled with the RiverHills Bank about his Clermont County home for years, and had problems with the Internal Revenue Service. He said the IRS placed liens on his store and commercial property, and the bank claimed his house as collateral.

Hoskins said after spending "tons of money" on attorneys, he just had enough, and two weeks ago bulldozed the home, 25 miles southeast of Cincinnati.

When asked whether he would level the store, Hoskins said he would do "what it takes."

Messages were left for the bank and its attorney, and with the southern Ohio office of the IRS.