Monday, December 17, 2012

Wrecking Cincinnati: 925 Voss St

NEIGHBORHOOD: East Price Hill
YEAR BUILT: 1885
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Edward J. and Deborah C. MacDonald (Deltona, FL)
ASSESSED VALUE: $23,900
ORDERS: March 2007, for garage and cornice. Orders reissued in June 2007, adding windows, smoke detectors, water leaks and damage, sink, and insect/rodent issues. Owners alerted the City that they were "walking away" from the house and filing for bankruptcy. That September, the property was ordered barricaded due to a broken first floor window and an unsecured garage. In July 2008, it was ordered vacant.
CONDEMNED: July 2009, adding missing siding, defective gutters, falling soffits, damaged flashing, and a rotted roof structure. Issued to a new owner in December 2009, and to the current owners in March 2010. A criminal case was filed in September 2010.
HAZARD: February 2011.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
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