Salt Lake City officials on Tuesday called for the owner of four boarded-up and dilapidated homes on Major Street to demolish the buildings in 10 days — or else the city will.
Four homes in the Ballpark neighborhood were posted with an order for emergency demolition on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, after a series of recent fires.
Residents have theorized that people experiencing homelessness broke into the houses and lit fires to keep warm. Salt Lake City Fire Department Captain Shaun Mumedy said Tuesday that investigators hadn’t yet determined the cause of the fires. The mayor said that a year ago, officials recognized the buildings were dangerous and the city’s civil enforcement team began fining the property owner daily. Those fines now total about $50,000, she said.
Ballpark Community Council Chair Amy J. Hawkins told The Tribune that she was happy that the city was taking action to knock down these homes, but she worried that other fires could break out before the city’s Dec. 23 demolition deadline.
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