COMPLIANCE ORDER AND NOTICE OF DEMOLITION HEARING NO. 2026-09

COMPLIANCE ORDER AND NOTICE OF DEMOLITION HEARING NO. 2026-09 TO: Larry J. Verash and Susanne L. Verash 2933 S. Shore Dr. Mishawaka, Indiana 46544 Pursuant to Ind. Code 36-7-9-1, et seq., you are hereby ORDERED to secure and make safe the structures and buildings located on the premises known as Post Office Address: 60900 Dogwood Rd., Mishawaka, Indiana 46544 and more particularly described as follows: For APN/Parcel ID(s): 71-10-31-300-003.000-031 A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, SITUATED IN PENN TOWNSHIP, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA, MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 31 A DISTANCE OF 440 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 31; THENCE EAST AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 31, A DISTANCE OF 411 FEET; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 31, A DISTANCE OF 530 FEET; THENCE WEST A DISTANCE OF 411 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 31, WHICH IS 530 FEET NORTH OF THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH A DISTANCE OF 530 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. All buildings and structures located on said real estate must be completely secured and made safe, and the work must satisfactorily pass inspection by the Office of the Building Department, St. Joseph County, Indiana before June 16, 2026. You are notified that there will be a hearing held before the County Commissioners of St. Joseph County, Indiana, in the Council Chambers, 4th Floor of the County-City Building located at 227 West Jefferson Boulevard in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, on June 16, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., at which hearing you have a right to appear, with or without legal counsel, to present evidence, to cross-examine opposing witnesses, and present arguments for the purpose of determining whether or not this Order has been complied with and whether or not this Order shall continue in full force and effect. The purpose of this hearing is to determine whether or not the property in question is unsafe as defined by Indiana law, Ind. Code 36-7-9-4, et seq., all as adopted by County Ordinance No. 93-82. You have a right to appear at the hearing of this cause, with or without legal counsel, and if you fail to appear the hearing will be held in your absence and the result may be one or more of the following: An Order for immediate demolition. An Order to make repairs, if repairs are possible and/or economically feasible, and The granting of an extension of time within which to make repairs if such request is made (assuming that repairs are to be made). At the hearing, the County Commissioners of St. Joseph County, Indiana may determine that the property is abandoned pursuant to Ind. Code 36-7-37 et seq. Legal proceedings may follow to enforce compliance with Orders made by the County Commissioners of St. Joseph County, Indiana at such hearing. You are further notified that, pursuant to Indiana Code 36-7-9-27, you are required to supply information of these pending proceedings and this Order to any person or persons who may take or agree to take a substantial interest in the real estate in question inasmuch as these proceedings constitute a lien on said real estate. In addition, within five (5) days after transferring or agreeing to transfer a substantial property interest in the property, you must provide the undersigned with the full name, address and telephone number of the person taking a substantial property interest in the property and provide the undersigned the legal instrument under which the transfer or agreement to transfer the substantial property interest is accomplished. Any respondent, or person, named hereinabove is obligated to comply with the provisions of this Order until such time as a hearing is held on the date and time aforementioned, and further you are directed to notify any persons known to you to have an interest in said real estate of the pendency of this Order and of the aforementioned hearing date. You are further notified to notify the St. Joseph County Building Department, 215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Ste. 100, South Bend, Indiana 46601 (phone 574-235-9554) with respect to the full name, address and telephone number, if known to you, of any person you know that has a substantial interest in the aforementioned real estate. Inquiries concerning this Order shall be directed to Building Department, 215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Ste. 100, South Bend, Indiana 46601, Telephone 235-9554. So ordered. /s/ Randy James RANDY JAMES, C.B.O., Building Commissioner St. Joseph County/South Bend Building Department June 3, 10 2026 LSBN0526505