Jenkins v. City of Lexington

STERNBERG, Justice.

This is an appeal from a Fayette Circuit Court order dismissing a petition for an injunction, pursuant to KRS 80.700, prohibiting the enforcement of an order of the Lexington Housing Board of Appeals. The Housing Board had ordered the demolition of a structure owned by the appellants at 156 North Eastern Avenue, Lexington, Kentucky, because the structure was unfit for human habitation, occupancy, or use.

Appellants filed a petition for injunctive relief in the Fayette Circuit Court on June 23,1972, and appellees’ answer was filed on August 2, 1972. No further action was…