Thursday, September 27, 2012

Wrecking Cincinnati: 1920 Montrose St

NEIGHBORHOOD: South Fairmount
YEAR BUILT: 1895
USE: Two-family dwelling
OWNER: KAK LLC
ASSESSED VALUE: $23,060
HAZARD: May 2010. No contact from previous owner, purchased by current owner on 8/18/12.
CONDEMNED: January 2010, due to deteriorated fence, siding, gutters and downspouts, broken and missing windows, and previous orders.
ORDERS: January 2009, ordered vacated and barricaded due to broken and missing mechanical systems and litter and debris. A criminal case was filed against a previous owner in December 2009. The case was continued twice, and eventually the owner plead "no contest", was found guilty, and was entered into a diversion program. He failed to show up for subsequent court appearances and, in May 2011, he was removed from the complaince program and given a 180-day suspended jail sentence, one year of probation, and court costs.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
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