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Council declares four vacant houses dilapidated; orders repair or demolition under minimum-housing code
Summary
After code-enforcement hearings and inspections, Monroe City Council declared multiple vacant houses unfit for human habitation and ordered repair or demolition; staff cited repair estimates exceeding 50% of assessed structure values as the statutory trigger.
Monroe City Council on July 8 adopted minimum-housing ordinances declaring several vacant houses unfit for human habitation and ordering them repaired or demolished.
Lisa Steinwinder, director of planning and development, presented three separate minimum-housing petitions: 601 South College Street (vacant since 1999), 3613 U.S. Highway 74 (vacant since 2006), and two houses at 3701 and 3705 U.S. Highway 74 (vacant since 2013 and 2019). Inspections documented missing foundation sections, failing…
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