NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Finding of Fact and Order Minimum Housing Code In the matter of the property located at Parcel ID: R04816-013-004-000, 2316 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, NC, known as Map 312819.70.1274.000, LT 27A CHESTNUT HGTS. TO: Fitzhugh Lee Dixon Take notice that the Hearing Officer does hereby find the above-referenced address violates the City Minimum Housing Code (Chapter 16, Article V of the City Code) and the standards set forth therein, is unfit for human habitation, and dilapidated as outlined within the Findings of Fact and Order issued on November 24, 2025. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the owner of the dwelling named and designated be and are hereby ordered and required to bring such dwelling into compliance with the Minimum Housing Code of the City of Wilmington, North Carolina, by repairing and improving the dwelling to render it fit for human habitation, or demolishing and removing the dwelling, not later than February 24, 2026. If the owner of the dwelling fails to bring such dwellings into compliance with the Minimum Housing Code as ordered by the date designated above, the offender shall be subjected to a civil penalty of $100.00 per day for each day that the violation continues and the housing inspector shall file a report with the City Council of the City of Wilmington which may, after a public hearing, cause the repair or demolition of such dwelling and the costs for same shall be a lien upon the property in accordance with Section 16-232 of the Minimum Housing Code. Any appeal to the Housing Appeals Board must be taken within ten (10) days from receipt of the order and shall be taken by filing with the Minimum Housing Hearing Officer a Notice of Appeal that specifies the grounds upon which an appeal is made. This the 5th day of January 2026. Brian D. Renner, Chief Code Enforcement Officer / Housing Inspector January 9 2026 LWLM0435198