City authorizes demolition of house unless repaired

The Wilmington City Council has ordered that a house at 719 Nun St. must be repaired or it faces demolition.

The boarded-up house is at the corner of South Eighth and Nun streets across from the city's Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center.

On Tuesday, the council unanimously voted to authorize demolition of the property because it runs afoul of the city's minimum housing code.

Chief Code Enforcement Officer Williane Carr told council members illegal dumping is a constant problem on the property and that the city has cleaned it 12 times since 2006. The owner is elderly and lives in another state, she said.

If the city tears down the house, the cost will be placed as a lien attached to the property.

Julian March

The Wilmington City Council has ordered that a house at 719 Nun St. must be repaired or it faces demolition.

The boarded-up house is at the corner of South Eighth and Nun streets across from the city's Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center.

On Tuesday, the council unanimously voted to authorize demolition of the property because it runs afoul of the city's minimum housing code.

Chief Code Enforcement Officer Williane Carr told council members illegal dumping is a constant problem on the property and that the city has cleaned it 12 times since 2006. The owner is elderly and lives in another state, she said.

If the city tears down the house, the cost will be placed as a lien attached to the property.

Julian March

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City authorizes demolition of house unless repaired