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Home My WebLink AboutRaze Request - 10/10/2008Raze Request Name: David P Mierswa 5200 Golf Rd Skokie, IL 60077 Address of violation: 530 Bowen St Problem/Violation: Failing foundation/floor system, inoperable heating facility, and numerous Minimum Housing and Property Maintenance Code violations. Brief history review: After receiving a tenant complaint, on August 27, 2008 I made an inspection of the dwelling unit located at 530 Bowen St. The conditions noted at inspection have led to the dwelling unit being posted "Unfit for Human Habitation". Enclosed are copies of photos taken at the inspection as well as a copy of the Correction Notice that has been issued. City Ordinance and State Statutes state that if a building is old, dilapidated or out of repair and consequently dangerous, unsafe, unsanitary or otherwise unfit for human habitation and unreasonable to repair, order the owner of the building to raze the building or, if the building can be made safe by reasonable repairs, order the owner to either make the building safe and sanitary or to raze the building, at the owner's option. Unsafe Conditions 1. North foundation wall is failing and bowing out causing the interior wall to pull away from the house. 2. Rotting and damaged joists and beams. 3. Improper shoring and modifications in the basement. 4. Support piers are in poor condition. Bases have eroded due to the June flooding. 5. Inoperable/missing smoke detectors. 6. Furnace does not work. It was submerged during the flooding. 7. Electrical -Open sockets, missing cover plates, flexible cords used as permanent wiring, ceiling fan is barely mounted to the ceiling. Out of Repair: 1. Floors, ceilings and walls are damaged and/or unfinished. 2. Water closet runs constantly. 3. Windows with broken panes of glass, and missing screens. 4. Foundation walls are in poor condition. 5. Roof is in poor condition. 6. Shed in back yard is dilapidated. A Correction Notice was issued on 9/03/08 noting 14 violations of the City of Oshkosh's Property Maintenance and Minimum Housing Codes. The unit is currently vacant. I have been in contact with the owner, David P Mierswa who stated that if the damages appeared to be too costly for him that he intended to let the bank foreclose on the property. OSHKOSH ON THE WATER Issue Date 9/3/2008 Address 530 BOWEN ST INSPECTION SERVICES DIVISION ROOM 205 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORRECTION NOTICE Compliance Date 10/3/2008 CITY OF OSHKOSH 215 CHURCH AVE PO Box 1130 OSHKOSH WI 54903-1130 Compliance No Address City 5200 GOLF RD SKOKIE Required for Occupancy Occupancy Name Sent to / Owner DAVID P MIERSWA Introduction Item # 1 Description 09/03/2008 Last Updated Item # 2 Description 09/03/2008 Last Updated Item # 3 Description 09/03/2008 Last Updated Item # 4 Description 09/03!2008 Last Updated Item # 5 Description 09/03/2008 Last Updated ~n inspection of your rental property (living unit} following a tenant complaint revealed the following violations of the Oshkosh Minimum Housing Code which shall be corrected by the compliance dates specified for each item. Code MUN 16-34A(1) Compliance No Compliance Date 09/10/2008 IMMEDIATELY =very dwelling unit shall have heating facilities which are capable of safely and adequately heating all habitable rooms and bathrooms to a emperature of at least 67 degrees F. All heating shall be in operation to maintain this minimum during all occupied periods. The furnace may lave been damaged during the flooding in June and is currently inoperable. It shall be repaired or replaced by an HVAC professional. Code MUN 17-36A Compliance No Compliance Date 09/10/2008 IMMEDIATELY \II building foundations shall be maintained. A section on the North East is bowing out which is causing the wall to bow out and is creating an unsafe condition. Piers are tipping and in poor condition with missing mortar and stone. Shoring has been improperly installed. In many areas of the foundation mortar is missing. Code MUN 16-35(6) Compliance No Compliance Date 09/10/2008 IMMEDIATELY :very floor, floor covering, wall, ceiling, kitchen counters & tops, cupboards & exterior doors etc shall be kept in good repair. The floor joists and beams have been significantly damaged and are not structurally sound. Code MUN 16-31 Compliance No Compliance Date 09/10/2008 IMMEDIATELY the Housing Inspector shall determine a dwelling is in such condition that it constitutes a public nuisance and there is great danger to the ablic health, safety and welfare, the Housing inspector shall cause such dwelling to be posted unfit for human habitation by placed a placard i the dwelling containing the following words: "THIS DWELLING CANNOT BE USED FOR HUMAN HABITATION, OCCUPANCY OR USE" Code MUN 16-35A(1) Compliance No _ Compliance Date 10/03/2008 >r, floor covering, wall, ceiling, kitchen counters & tops, cupboa of areas in need of repairs. Item # 6 _ Code MUN 16-35A(3) Compliance No Description rackedldamaged/leaking fixtures or other plumbing conditions, which create eplaced/repaired by a licensed plumber with permit. 09/03/2008 Water Goset is constantly running. Last Updated etc shall be kept in Compliance Date 10/03/2008 ry conditions or unusable fixtures, sl State Zip Code IL 60077 -0000 14326 Page 1 of 4 n OSHKOSH ON THE WATER Issue Date 9/3/2008 Address 530 BOWEN ST Sent to Introduction Item # 7 Description 09/03/2008 Last Updated Item # g Description 09/03/2008 Last Updated Item # 9 Description 09/03/2008 Last Updated Compliance Date 10/3/2008 Name •~ Owner DAVID P MIERSWA \n inspection of your rental property (living unit) following a tenant complaint revealed the following violations of the Oshkosh /linimum Housing Code which shall be corrected by the compliance dates specified for each item. CITY OF OSHKOSH 215 CHURCH AVE PO Box 1130 OSHKOSH WI 54903-1130 Compliance No Address City State Zip Code 5200 GOLF RD SKOKIE IL 60077 -0000 Required for Occupancy Occupancy Code MUN 16-35A(1)(c) Compliance No Compliance Date 10/03/2008 UI windows in rental dwellings shall be capable of being opened and Gosed easily and remain open without the use of props. Windows shall ~e free of chipped, peeling paint, loose or missing glazing compound, broken panes of glass and be weather tight. All broken or damaged windows shall be repiared. Code NEC 400.8 Compliance No Compliance Date 09/10/2008 IMMEDIATELY ~lexible cords and cables shall not be used for the following: 1) As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure 2) Where run through holes in walls;.structural ceilings, suspended ceilings, dropped ceilings, or floors 3) Where run through doorways, windows, of similar openings 4) 'Vhere attached to building surfaces. The tenant was advised that the extension cord to the pool was required to be removed. Code MUN 16-34A(3)(a) Compliance No Compliance Date 10/03/2008 :very outlet and fixture shall be properly installed and shall be maintained in a good and safe working condition and shall be connected to the oource of the electric power in a safe manner. Open socket in ceiling fixture, missing box plate in crawlspace, and inproperly installed ceiling an. INSPECTION SERVICES DIVISION ROOM 205 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORRECTION NOTICE kem # 10 Code MUN 16-33A(9) Compliance No Description II living unit entryways shall be equipped with solid core doors in good condition and MC. No deadbolt on front door. 09/03/2008 Last Updated Item # 11 Description 09/03/2008 Last Updated Item # 12 Description 09/03/2008 Last Updated Code MUN 16-33A(7) Compliance No Compliance Date 10/03/2008 wlt locks installed as defined in Section 1 Compliance Date 09/10/2008 IMMEDIATELY 111 dwelling units, vacant or occupied, shall be provided with working, approved smoke detectors one each in the basement first and second loons. Common area smoke detectors (basements) are the sole responsibility of the property owner. The owner shall replace batteries once ier year or at the beginning of new tenancies. Written responsibilities shall be given to the occupants concerning smoke detectors. Code MUN 17-36A Compliance No Compliance Date 10/03/2008 exterior of every structure or accessory structure shall be maintained by the owner, occupant or person authorized to use same free of litions reflective of deterioration and/or inadequate maintenance. The shed is in poor condition and shall be repaired or removed from the 14326 Page 2 of 4 OSHKOSH ON THE WATER Issue Date 9!3/2008 Address 530 BOWEN ST Name Sent to ~ Owner DAVID P MIERSWA Introduction INSPECTION SERVICES DIVISION ROOM 205 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORRECTION NOTICE Compliance Date 10/3/2008 Item # 13 Description 09/03/2008 Last Updated n inspection of your rental property (living unit) following a tenant complaint revealed the following violations of the Oshkosh Minimum Housing Code which shall be corrected by the compliance dates specified for each item. CITY OF OSHKOSH 215 CHURCH AVE PO Box 1130 OSHKOSH WI 54903-1130 Compliance No Address City 5200 GOLF RD SKOKIE Required for Occupancy Occupancy Code MUN 7-48 Compliance No Compliance Date 10/03/2008 he Building Inspector may: If a building or portion thereof is unsafe, dangerous or unsanitary or otherwise unfit for human habitation and nreasonable to repair, order the owner of the building to raze the building, or if the building can be made safe by reasonable repairs, order e owner to either make the building safe and sanitary or to raze the building, at the owner's option. State Zip Code IL 60077 -0000 14326 Page 3 of 4 n OSHKOSH ON THE WATER Issue Date 9/3/2008 Address 530 BOWEN ST INSPECTION SERVICES DIVISION ROOM 205 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORRECTION NOTICE Compliance Date 10!3/2008 Name Sent to / Owner DAVID P MIERSWA Introduction Item # 14 Description 09/03/2008 Last Updated Summary -n inspection of your rental property (living unit) following a tenant complaint revealed the following violations of the Oshkosh Ainimum Housing Code which shall be corrected by the compliance dates specified for each item. CITY OF OSHKOSH 215 CHURCH AVE PO Box 1130 OSHKOSH WI 54903-1130 Compliance No Address City 5200 GOLF RD SKOKIE Required for Occupancy Occupancy Code NOTES Compliance Compliance Date 10/03/2008 `he house will be required to be razed unless a plan is submitted to address the required repairs that will meet local and State requirements. :urrently, the building is assessed at $14,500. You would only be allowed 50% of that value for structural repairs. ~he dwelling unit has been posted "Unfit for Human Habitation" as of 9/3/08 and shall be vacated and left vacant until the necessary repairs are made. Please contact me immediately at (920) 236-5137 if you have any questions. Violations must be corrected and approved within 30 days unless otherwise noted. Call for reinspections prior to concealment and/or occupancy. Upon completing the corrections, the owner/contractor/agent must sign and date at the bottom of this notice and return it to the Inspection Services Division by the Compliance Date of 10/3/2008 Office hours for obtaining permits are Monday through Friday 7:30-8:30 a.m. and 12:30-1:30 p.m. or by appointment. To schedule inspections please call the Inspection Request line at 238-5128 noting the address, permit number (when applicable), and the nature of what needs to be inspected. Signature Date Inspected by: Andrew Prickett 236-5137 aprickett@ci.oshkosh.wi.us I hereby certify the violations listed on this report have been corrected in compliance with the applicable codes. Print Name Company Signature Date Also Sent to: Bldg _ Elec - HVAC _ Designer _ / Other CATHERINE ADTKINS 530 BOWEN ST OSHKOSH WI 54901 - Inspector State Zip Code IL 60077 -0000 14326 Page 4 of 4