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City buys block after tenants fled unsafe homes in court case
Three Church Street families faced eviction and unsafe living conditions as city inspectors and an appraisal contractor found deteriorating walls, leaky roofs, and exposed wiring months before the city bought the block for a trash project. Tenants sued landlord James Edwards in 1988. the city later took ownership Dec 1 and relocated residents with up to $4,000 in aid.
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Daily Times
Chester
Church Street
Denise Heberle
Delaware County Legal Assistance
John Thornton
Ella Woods
James Edwards
Woodstown
N.J
Edwards
Heberle
Earl Foster
John and Violetta Thornton
Church St
Thorntons Ee
Thorntons
Ellsworth Street
Public Safety
William Waldron
Joe Cliff
Woods
Reggie Rawls
Legit Aid
Requis
Foster