Fort Worth Building Standards Commission orders repairs, grants extensions and levies two large penalties

Summary

At its March 24 meeting the Fort Worth Building Standards Commission declared multiple residential structures substandard or hazardous, gave owners deadlines (commonly 60 days) to repair or demolish, granted several extension requests, and approved civil penalties totaling $13,200 in two nuisance-abatement cases.

The Fort Worth Building Standards Commission on March 24 declared multiple residential structures substandard or hazardous and ordered owners to repair or demolish them within court-noted deadlines, while also issuing two civil-penalty judgments totaling $13,200.

The actions followed staff reports that properties posed health or structural risks from fire damage, water intrusion, missing wall sections, exposed framing and accumulated debris. City code compliance officers recommended deadlines ranging from 30 to 60 days; the commission unanimously approved the recommendations in each case or granted longer deadlines where owners requested time to secure financing or complete probate and sale arrangements.

Votes at a glance

- 5125 South Hampshire Blvd (HS25315125, primary structure) — Declared substandard and hazardous; owner ordered to repair or demolish within 60 days; motion by Jonathan Lydon, second by Charles Edmonds; vote 9-0. (City staff: Marilyn Turner Mims.)

- Administrative civil penalty for 5125 South Hampshire Blvd (ACP 25-30) — Commission issued no civil penalty and ordered outdoor nuisance abated within 60 days to allow interested parties time to remove debris and clear the site; motion by Stephanie Dyke, second by James Walker; vote 9-0. (City staff: Joshua…

Fort Worth Building Standards Commission orders repairs, grants extensions and levies two large penalties

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