Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment

[jeffster]

Does the city have the right to take over a building's structural restoration? And charge it back to the owner?

I would think not. But would you want the city to take over a building, pay $20M to fix it structurally, and charge the owner, who'll not pay. That building then is owned by the city, who'll sell it to the highest bidder, and lose millions, only to see the new owner neglect it as well, as it is too expensive to convert into something more useful.