Elderly Oak Park Homeowner Gets Possession of Property Back After Demolition; Community Support Flows In For Rebuild

2 years ago 456

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It was a bittersweet time for an aged pistillate successful Sacramento who was successful information of losing her long-time Oak Park home.

The City of Sacramento says the location had unsafe codification enforcement violations. On Monday, it was torn down.

Wanda clark has owned the location for much than 25 years.

“It was sadness, of course,” she said of demolition day.

We archetypal told you astir Wanda past October aft her location was condemned by the metropolis for galore codification violations that she says was caused by an unlicensed contractor who ne'er finished the work.

Wanda could not spend to marque the needed repairs, and the spot was past taken implicit by a court-ordered receivership.

“I americium inactive paying a owe and I person obscurity to go,” she said. “I person a cardinal that doesn’t unfastened anything.”

Demolition of the unsafe operation was the lone mode to get possession of her spot back.

Wanda’s communicative has generated an outpouring of support, including from crews from section commercialized unions who volunteered to teardrop down the location astatine nary cost.

“Just knowing that I don’t person to woody with the receivership, I don’t person to woody with the City of Sacramento, it feels great,” Wanda said.

So what volition Wanda bash present that her location is gone?

“The program is that I volition rebuild,” she said.

Rashad Sidqe, the president of Lift Up Love Always, said “this is the archetypal measurement successful rebuilding, Wanda’s home.

Rashad is helping motorboat a fundraising campaign.

“She’s 71 years old, worked each her beingness and we’re looking for compassion from our community,” helium said.

And radical are already reaching retired to her offering to help.

“I told them we’re going to person a large BBQ,” Wanda said. “We’re going to beryllium partying and hammering each astatine the aforesaid time.”

MORE NEWS: COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record Heights In Sacramento County

Wanda says the metropolis has besides been helping her by waiving each the fines and penalties