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Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 1426 DESOTO STREET within fifteen (15) days after the August 16, 2017, City Council Public Hearing. (Public hearing held August 16) (Amend to grant 180 days for rehabilitation of the structures)
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AMENDED 8/23/17
WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has determined that 1426 DESOTO STREET is a nuisance building pursuant to Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.02 as 1) it is a vacant building as defined in §43.02; and 2) it has multiple housing code or building code violations or it has conditions constituting material endangerment as defined in §34.23, or it has a documented and confirmed history as a blighting influence in the community; and
WHEREAS, this property is legally described as follows, to wit: M M Gassers Addition Ex S 28.25 Ft; Lot 16 & All Of Lot 17 Blk 1; and
WHEREAS, based upon the records in the Ramsey County Recorder's Office and information on file or obtained by the Department of Safety and Inspections, the following are the owners, interested or responsible parties for the subject property as of May 15, 2017: Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, 3451 Hammond Ave, Waterloo IA 50702-5345; Ocwen Financial Services, 1661 Worthington Road Ste 100, West Palm Beach FL 33409; Safeguard Properties, 7887 Safeguard Circle, Valley View OH 44125; and Payne Phalen District 5 Planning Council; and
WHEREAS, each of these parties was served a written order dated May 15, 2017 advising them of the basis for the determination that the subject property was a nuisance, and that the nuisance building was to be repaired or razed and removed by June 14, 2017; and
WHEREAS, this order informed the interested or responsible parties that they must repair or raze and remove the structures(s) located on the Subject Property by June 14, 2017; and
WHEREAS, a placard indicating the City’s order that this nuisance building be abated was posted on the building on May 16, 2017 in accorda...
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