News : Court orders property to be cleaned up on A Ave.

A ruling from the Iowa District Court on a nuisance case in Vinton, and the appeal has been denied. 

The case involves a home located at 615 A Ave. in Vinton under the names of Timothy and Jane Osborn. 

The case involves a small claims court ruling from January 9, 2019. 

There were 5 cases consolidated for the hearing because they all apply to municipal violation citations filed May 14 -18, 2018. 

The first infraction filed on May 14th cited section 141.01.2 and 141.02.1 of the Vinton City Code of Ordinances in which the residents failed to remove all "junk or salvage materials and discarded or salvaged building material or fixture; any obsolete or inoperable machinery or vehicle and/or equipment or parts thereof; scrap iron, wood or steel; failing to remove all accumulation of "junk or salvage materials: causing or allowing any junk or salvage materials to be collected or to remain on any private property within the city limits." 

There were repeat offenses of this ordinance.

Noting that the language is nearly identical in each of the four consecutive days. 

The violations were filed in May, the Defendants filed an appearance and answer in June. 

The Order for Judgment was entered in all five cases on January 9, 2019.

The Magistrate found that there were numerous items on the property that did violate the stated ordinances and that proper notice had been given. 

The defendants, the Osborns, filed an appeal early this year. 

The court decided that the appeal should be denied and it was ordered that the costs of the appeal was assessed to the Defendants.

The Defendants have 15 days from the entry of the judgment to comply or the city will be allowed to enter within 30 days subject to the Defendants noncompliance.