County hopes to move forward with foreclosure on derelict Cedar Island home

Posted on March 16, 2016

County officials are hopeful that a nearly six-year saga surrounding an Cedar Island abandoned home which is falling into increasing disrepair will soon reach its final chapter.

Neighboring property owners and the county’s own code enforcement officer have labeled the home, which is located at 105 Cedar Island Dr., a hazard to the community due to cracks in its pilings as well as a number of derelict boats underneath the structure.

PHOTO: The owner of this Cedar Island residence was originally cited by county code enforcement in 2011 for cracks in the structure’s pilings and derelict boats underneath the home. Nearly six years later, the house now has holes in its roof and the county is in the process of attempting to foreclose its lien on the property arising from code enforcement fines, which now total more than $200,000. Neighboring property owners and county officials have called the structure a hazard to the community.

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