This instrument prepared by
Scott Elder, Manager
Neighborhood Codes Enforcement
400 Main Street #520
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
ORDER
FROM: NICHOLAS BRADSHAW, PUBLIC OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE
TO: RUTH F CRAWFORD, DECEASED
ALL KNOWN, UNKNOWN, AND UNBORN HEIRS
WILLIAM LEE CRAWFORD, JR., 2036 SEMINOLE AVENUE, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE 37915-3121
RE: 2036 SEMINOLE AVENUE - INCLUDING ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
CLT # 095FH030
This matter came to be heard before the Public Officer for the City of Knoxville, on the 30th day of January, 2026. After stating the charges set forth in the Complaint filed on the 16th day of January, 2026, the Public Officer called for proof and defense of the allegations stated therein.
Charge: These structures are in violation of Article VI of the Knoxville City Code and of the International Property Maintenance Code rendering them unfit for human habitation.
Evidence: Pictures, file, and testimony of Scott Elder, Manager, Neighborhood Codes Enforcement.
Findings of Fact: That the structures are in violation of the Building Code of the City of Knoxville, to wit:
a. The structures are out of compliance with the Codes of the City of Knoxville.
b. The structures are an attractive nuisance.
c. The structures are dangerous and injurious to the health and safety of the occupants and the public.
Conclusions of Law: The property constitutes an unfit dwelling within the meaning of Section 6-143 of the Knoxville City Code and is unfit for human habitation within the meaning of Section 108 of the International Property Maintenance Code; specifically, the buildings are so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe, and vermin-infested that they create a serious hazard to the health and safety of the occupants or the public, and lack illumination, ventilation, or sanitation facilities adequate to protect the health or safety of the occupants or the public.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the owner of the buildings located at 2036 SEMINOLE AVENUE - INCLUDING ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, Knoxville, Tennessee, shall have SIXTY (60) DAYS to rehabilitate the structures to the International Property Maintenance Code.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that upon failure of the owner to carry out this Order within SIXTY (60) DAYS from the date of entry, the Public Officer may placard the buildings as unfit for human habitation and require the property to be vacated as set forth in City Code. No one but the Public Officer or the Better Building Board may grant an extension of time on an Order of rehabilitation.
The Order of the Public Officer may be appealed to the Better Building Board within ten (10) days of service of the Order. Failure to appeal the Order within ten (10) days constitutes final administrative action.
The Order of the Better Building Board constitutes final administrative action with appeal to Chancery Court within sixty (60) days of service of the Order.
Enter this 10th day of February, 2026.
/s/Nicholas Bradshaw
Nicholas Bradshaw, Public Officer
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 10th day of February, 2026.
/s/Kelsey L. Vincent
Notary Public
My commission expires 01-02-2028