Grant Township Blight Enforcement
Blight Report for the Month of April 2026
After multiple attempts, I met with the TWP attorney on April 10th. Mrs. Jennett was also at said meeting. We discussed the proper order to make people accountable for new and chronic blight issues, also to include abandoned or junk cars and other vehicles.
The procedure starts with a notice of non-compliance with a 14 day time frame for the property to come into compliance. If no movement toward compliance, a letter with pictures of the issues and a copy of the portion of the ordnance that is non-compliant.
If still no movement towards compliance a “packet” will be put together with copies of all correspondence with the owner, pictures and the portion of the ordnance that is in violation.
This packet will also include the TWP’s demands as far as any monies spent to be recovered and any other fees associated with the filing of the complaint.
Once this packet is complete it will be passed to the 81st district court for a informal or formal hearing before a judge for review and adjudication.

Now that the weather is changing and people are retuning, I will be getting more aggressive and working as hard as possible to get things in better shape.
A short list of properties I will be concentrating on include;
(1) two properties on Ash St.
(2) three properties on Carpenter three on Imperial
(3) One of the worst properties is 1205N. Sand Lake Rd. I have been texting with the owner over the last few months and he is making some improvements, but I’m going to start with the ticket process with him unless he gets more done fast!

Submitted April 30, 2026
Norm Andersen
Blight Enforcement, Grant Township
EXHIBIT 1
TOWNSHIP REQUESTS A DAILY $500.00 FINE FOR THE FULL NOTICE PERIOD (14 DAYS) AND FOR EACH DAY THEREAFTER, ALONG WITH ANY FINE AND COST IMPOSED BY THE COURT, A TWO-YEAR RESTRAINING ORDER TO REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TOWNSHIP BLIGHT ORDINANCE AND AT TOWNSHIPS OPTION REIMBURSEMENT FOR ANY AND ALL REASONABLE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CLEAN-UP, AND/OR PLACEMENT UPON THE TAX POLLS OF THE TOWNSHIP, OR AS A LEIN UPON THE PROPERTY, ALL “LUS ANY OTHER
EXHIBIT 2
PICTURES OF DEFENDANTS BLIGHT.
EXHIBIT 3
COPIES OF NOTICES OF VIOLATION.
EXHIBIT 4
COPIES OF RELEVANT TOWNSHIP ORDINANCES.