PUBLIC NOTICE

TO: David A. Washington
652 Academy Street
Bainbridge, GA 39819
George K. Faison
Address Unknown
David A. Washington
187 Gibson Road
Climax, GA 39834
Mary Wilson
Address Unknown
Mark Harrell
Decatur County Tax Commissioner
P.O. Box 246
Bainbridge, GA 39818
Occupant
638 Monroe Street
Bainbridge GA 39819
RE: 628 Monroe Street
Bainbridge GA 39819
FROM: Carla Irvin, Code Enforcement Officer
City of Bainbridge, Georgia

COMPLAINT AND LIS PENDENS NOTICE

You are hereby notified that the dwelling, building, or structure located at 638 Monroe Street, Decatur County Tax Parcel B0350045, Bainbridge, Georgia 39819 (the “Property”), has been inspected and found to be an unsafe structure and unfit for human habitation or commercial, industrial, or business use as defined by the City of Bainbridge Municipal Code, including without limitation, Chapter 50-Nuisances. The conditions that make the dwelling, building, or structure unsafe and unfit for human habitation include but are not limited to the following: Roof falling in, wall damage, floor damage, electrical and plumbing systems damaged, trees growing inside, windows broken and/or boarded. The building is dilapidated and structurally unsound.
The Property referred to above is described with particularity on Exhibit “A” attached hereto.

SUMMONS & NOTICE

A hearing will be held before me on April 7, 2026 at 9:00 A.M. at City Hall, 101 S. Broad Street, Bainbridge, GA 39817. If at the hearing it is determined the repair, alteration, or improvement of the said dwelling, building, or structure can be made at a reasonable cost in relation to the present value of the dwelling, building, or structure, the owner will be required, within a certain amount of time, to repair, alter, or improve such dwelling, building, or structure so as to bring it into full compliance with the applicable codes. If at the hearing it is determined that the repair, alteration, or improvement of the said dwelling, building, or structure in order to bring it into full compliance with applicable codes cannot be made at a reasonable cost in relation to the present value of the dwelling, building, or structure, the owner will be required, within a certain amount of time, to demolish and remove such dwelling, building, or structure and all debris from the property.
The owner and any parties in interest shall have the right to file an answer to this Complaint and to appear in person, or otherwise, and give testimony at the time and place stated above. “Owner” means the holder of the title in fee simple and every mortgagee and lienholder of record. “Parties in interest” means persons in possession of said property and individuals, associations, and corporations who have an interest of record in the county where the Property is located, in a dwelling, building, or structure, including executors, administrators, guardians, and trustees.
The rules of evidence prevailing in courts of law or equity shall not be controlling in hearings before the Code Enforcement Administrator.
This Complaint constitutes a Lis Pendens Notice when recorded in the Lis Pendens Docket in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Decatur County, Georgia, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 41-2-12(c). As a result of the action that has been initiated by this Complaint, a lien may arise against the Property described on Exhibit “A.” An itemized statement of liens is maintained on the Lien Docket maintained by the City Clerk of Bainbridge, Georgia.
This the 10th day of March, 2026.
Carla Irvin, Code Enforcement Officer City of Bainbridge, Georgia

EXHIBIT “A”

All that house and lot in Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, known as the Andrew Jackson house and described as follows: Lot No 10 of the Donalson Subdivision fronting 65 feet on Monroe Street and running west 200 feet, bounded on the north by Lot No 6, on the east by Monroe Street, and on the south and west by Lots 11 and 13.

The Post-Searchlight:
Mar. 25 and Apr. 1, 2026
COMPLAINT/638 MONROE