Lorain Demolition Appeals Board adds 12 homes to knock down list

By RICHARD PAYERCHIN rpayerchin@MorningJournal.com @MJ_JournalRick

LORAIN A dozen more homes have been added to Lorains tear-down list, and one that is scheduled for demolition could get a reprieve.

The Lorain Demolition Board of Appeals yesterday voted to declare 12 homes were public nuisances that should be abated by razing. Those will be demolished through the Lorain County Land Reutilization Corp., or county land bank.

The meeting also sparked debate on how to deal with a last-minute effort to restore 3818-3820 Omaha Ave., a home and garage that are slated for demolition through the land bank.

This is kind of uncharted territory for this board, said Lorain Fire Chief Tom Brown, who serves as chairman.

The board will ask Lorains Law Department to research the procedure and will consider it at the next meeting at 9 a.m. June 13 at City Hall, 200 W. Erie Ave.

In April the demolition board voted to declare 3818-3820 Omaha Ave. a public nuisance to be torn down through the county land bank.

Yesterday the board heard from Beverly Thomas, owner of 3818-3820 Omaha Ave., and Joe Perez, who has offered to buy the home and repair it.

The home has sat unoccupied for years, said Thomas. She explained she inherited the property upon the death of her husband and hired an attorney to transfer ownership to the city for restoration or demolition.

Thomas said she never received notice the buildings were on the citys nuisance list until a relative alerted her to the city actions.

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Lorain Demolition Appeals Board adds 12 homes to knock down list