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Muncie Unsafe Building Authority orders inspections, continuances and a civil-penalty directive
Summary
At its meeting, the Muncie City Unsafe Building Hearing Authority continued dozens of cases for 30–120 days, required inspections and permits before further hearings, and approved an enforcement order requiring a vehicle lot to remove 40 cars and face a $1,000 civil penalty for a remaining sign.
The Muncie City Unsafe Building Hearing Authority met to review multiple unsafe-building and rehabilitation cases, hear testimony from owners and tenants, and issue enforcement orders and scheduling decisions. Chair Gretchen Cheeseman and staff reviewed notice procedures and entered the unsafe-building statute (36-7-9) into the record before calling each property.
Why it matters: The authority’s actions determine whether buildings are repaired, demolished, or referred to court and set practical deadlines and inspection requirements that affect owners, tenants and neighborhood blight. Several decisions ordered inspections and set clear removal or repair targets, affecting compliance…
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