Saturday, February 12, 2011

Houston Man Seeks TRO To Nix Demolition Order On Recently-Purchased Condemned House; Says He Sank Nearly All His Savings Into "Historic" Home

In Beaumont, Texas, The Southeast Texas Record reports:
  • Houston resident Aaron Conley has filed a request for a temporary restraining order to stop the city of Beaumont from demolishing a home "with historic roots" he recently acquired. [...] In his petition, Conley says he purchased the home, [...] in Beaumont, on Jan. 26 "to save it from demolition and to (restore) the home to its past historical roots."

  • The city had already condemned the structure and slated it for demolishment before Conley made the purchase. Conley says he's invested nearly all his savings into the home and will suffer immediate and irreparable injury unless the court issues an injunction against the city.

Source: Man seeks TRO to stop city from demolishing historic Beaumont home.