Poorly Defined Laws Or A Case Of Imminent Domain
You Decide
Canton City Building Department Entered 601 High Ave. into their demolition list without notice to home owner, Richard Manson. Property owner, Richard Manson, found out this fact after returning to Ohio for financial and economic reasons The Canton Building Department demands through the City Law Office for Mr. Manson to repair and recondition property in 120 days that would normally, by way of professional project estimates, take more than 300 days. Owner of property, Mr. Manson also qualifies for help through several agencies because of low income but is ineligible while home is listed on the city demolition list. This puts Mr. Manson in a catch 22 situation where he may lose his home because of not being able to take advantage of help and provisions that he could realize if not for having his home entered on the City Demolition List and also because City laws being written as a blanket provision and do not allow for individual circumstances. Mr. Manson wishes to have his home released from the City Demolition List so that he can have available the rehabilitation help that he qualifies to receive. The home is also a historical property once being the home to one of the Mayors of Canton.
Petition
"We, the undersigned, call on the Canton City Building Department to release from 'Demolition List' along with the City Law Office to also withdraw action against Richard Manson and 601 High Ave. at the earliest so that Mr. Manson can take advantage of programs he qualifies for but are unavailable to him while his home at above said address is on the City Demolition List. We, the undersigned also would like to see this residence not demolished, but instead rehabilitated to an esthetically pleasing condition. We also realize that there is a dwindling of affordable housing inside of Canton City Limits and to allow more to be demolished that can, and will be rehabilitated would be nothing less than a crime. We also realize that above said address is Mr. Manson primary residence and we do not wish to see him forced out onto the streets and make him homeless.”
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