A small, blue home sits on North First Street in Iola. Branches from nearby trees wind their way across the lawn, intertwined with the loose boards on the porch.
According to Shonda Jeffries, Iola’s code enforcement officer, this is one of 152 structures on the “substandard structures” list in Iola. She said the home is owned by a family living in Texas, and they have no plans of renovation. This home is neither condemned, nor fit for living — the plight of many lots caught in limbo in Allen County.
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Substandard homes in ‘limbo’
