Village of Ringwood v. Foster

Defendant, Deborah Foster, appeals from the trial court’s order authorizing plaintiff, the Village of Ringwood, to demolish defendant’s building pursuant to section 11 — 31—1(a) of the Municipal Code (Code) (65 ILCS 5/11 — 31—1(a) (West 2006)). On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court’s order must be vacated because it erred in finding her building “dangerous and unsafe” under the Code, because it erred in finding that she could not reasonably repair the building, and because plaintiff did not provide the notice the Code requires. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the trial…