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A pair of problematic properties were addressed during the Wilton Commission’s meeting Feb. 10.
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City Dealing With Dilapidated Houses
By John Hayden
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Overgrown on the outside, unlivable on the inside, frustrated neighbors on all sides. A pair of problematic properties were addressed during the Wilton Commission’s meeting Feb. 10.
Commissioners instructed city staff to begin foreclosure proceedings on the property at 637 NW 29 Court. Code Compliance opened a case against the vacant home in August 2024. As of Jan. 27, 2026 it had been out of compliance for 386 days and accrued a running total of $96,500 in fines at a rate of $250 per day.
Violations include prohibited outdoor storage, discolored exterior paint, prohibited vegetation on roof and driveway, prohibited overgrowth and dead palm fronds, and not having address numbers on the house. A downed tree blocks the driveway.
The building has long been vacant and one commissioner said vagrants have tried living there. Despite its dilapidated condition, it could likely sell for well more than the fine total and associated legal costs, allowing the city to make a healthy profit.
At the same meeting, a different foreclosure process was dismissed due to a very costly clerical error.
Commissioners unanimously released the lien against 1424 – 1428 NE 23rd Street.
The case was opened March 17, 2021 but the lien wasn’t recorded until May 10, 2022. The property was sold during the intervening 14 months and the new owner could reasonably say they weren’t aware of the city’s position.
The liens, at $250 per day, accrued to $418,750, although collecting that much wasn’t realistic.
Once the issues are addressed, the total fines are often appealed and reduced by 50% or more on appeal.
Code Compliance Supervisor Abel Alberro, who didn’t come on board until 2021, says this can’t happen again. He changed procedures so once a lien is applied the city files it within three business days.
The property was cited for unpermitted renovations, vegetative overgrowth, an unpermitted storage unit, and trash and debris strewn over the property.
Today the street view is blocked by a construction-style chain link fence. A pile of dirt sits to one side of the front yard while signs of neglect show on the street facing side.
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