Union Planters Bank, N.A. v. City of Gonzales

|2In this action involving the condemnation of a residence, the mortgage holder appeals a district court judgment upholding the City Council’s decision to demolish the house. For the following reasons, we affirm the district court judgment ordering the house to be demolished.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The residence at issue in this case, located at 1613 East John Alan in Gonzales, Louisiana, was owned by Warren and Ruth Schulingkamp and mortgaged to Union Planters Bank. In response to complaints by neighbors regarding the condition of the residence, the City of Gonzales’s Chief Building…