Wilmington officials allowed residents of Herring Manor return to their apartments Friday after condemning the 41-unit apartment complex earlier this week for a lack of heat and hot water.
Wilmington officials said they lifted the Department of Licenses and Inspections’ unfit declaration, but two violation notices remain in place until the building owner and management company make “permanent repairs by the close of business on Monday.”
The apartment’s heating and hot water system was inspected by city officials Friday, and inspectors determined the building safe for residents to return.
The apartment complex, located on North Market Street in Wilmington, provides affordable housing for seniors and those with disabilities. It was condemned by the city Tuesday.
Wilmington building inspectors ordered the owner Union Baptist Community Corp. to find housing for 30 Herring Manor residents as a result. City officials said “only a handful of residents chose to relocate.”
“Prior to this week, the building was declared unfit by (Licenses and Inspections) in mid-December,” a Friday city news release reads. “However, repairs were made quickly by the management company and residents did not have to be displaced.”