DeSoto orders rehabilitation plan and 60‑day compliance schedule for 1415 South Hampton Road

The Building and Standards Commission on Nov. 13 adopted an order directing the owner of 1415 South Hampton Road to bring the property into compliance following staff findings of structural instability, an unpermitted rear addition and unsafe means of egress.

Ahmed Alkasy, the city’s director of development services, said staff inspected the property on Aug. 15, 2025, and documented broken or unstable front porch steps, unpermitted additions with open gaps between walls, and other conditions inconsistent with the International Property Maintenance Code. Staff recommended a staged remediation timeline: submit a rehabilitation and compliance plan within 10 calendar days; obtain necessary permits and begin work within 30 days; and complete all work to eliminate the listed violations within 60 days. The staff report originally cited 45 days in one place and 60 days in another; Alkasy clarified staff’s recommendation was 60 days.

Owner Jimmy E. Pogue told the commission he listed the house for sale about one month earlier and would prefer a buyer to complete repairs but said he would comply with any deadline the commission sets. Commissioners asked about enforcement if the property transfers; staff replied that orders attach to the property and bind subsequent owners, who would be required to comply or face the same enforcement cycle.

The adopted order requires securing the property within three days, submission of a written rehabilitation plan within 10 days, permitting and commencement within 30 days, and completion within 60 days; failure could lead to city abatement, administrative penalties up to $1,000 per day and liens for costs. The commission approved the findings and order by motion and show of hands.