
Reasons to Condemn a House
Why condemn a house? Sometimes a house may be slated for demolition when private property is seized by the government for public use, such as widening a street or extending a highway, also known as eminent domain. Most often the reasons to condemn a house would be when a city or town’s building inspector determines that a space violates state or local building codes and/or the Department of Health declares it unfit for human habitation or use.