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Fort Worth commission declares multiple properties substandard, orders abatement and fines owners
Summary
In a lengthy session the Fort Worth Building Standards Commission declared several structures substandard or hazardous, issued repair-or-demolish orders with 30–60 day compliance windows, and assessed civil penalties that commonly ranged up to $4,500. The docket included owner requests for extra time and several cases where no one appeared.
The Fort Worth Building Standards Commission heard a heavy docket of nuisance-abatement and substandard-structure cases and voted to declare multiple properties substandard or hazardous, ordering owners to repair or demolish and authorizing city staff to enter and abate or demolish if owners do not comply.
The commission began by approving minutes and the evidentiary packet, then heard its first case (HS2638, 4701 South Riverside Drive). After staff testimony describing collapsing walls, interior collapse and health hazards, the commission declared…
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