Nicole Curtis still cries foul after winning fight with land bank over Detroit house
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Tall grass swayed in the breeze in front of the house at 451 E. Grand Blvd. Saturday, during a press conference called by HGTV star Nicole Curtis, who won the rundown home in a court battle earlier this month.
Curtis, host of Rehab Addict, and her attorney, Jim Rasor of Royal Oak, said they wanted to call attention to what they called abuses by the Detroit Land Bank Authority, which claimed ownership of the house after Curtis had purchased it in 2017.
Curtis also invited the public to attend an open house at the home starting at noon on Sunday, and mounted an American flag on the front porch in recognition of the Memorial Day weekend.
HGTV’s Nicole Curtis wins dispute over Detroit home project
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DETROIT – The star of HGTV’s “Rehab Addict Rescue” has won a dispute with Detroit over ownership of a blighted home.
Nicole Curtis said she has spent at least $60,000 to start fixing up the home after buying it from a couple for $17,000. But the Detroit Land Bank Authority stepped forward and said it was the actual legal owner.
Wayne County Judge Tim Kenny ruled in Curtis’ favor, saying her renovation group had recorded a title to the property before the Land Bank did, The Detroit News reported Friday.
The star of HGTV's "Rehab Addict Rescue" has won a yearslong dispute with Detroit over ownership of a blighted home.
Nicole Curtis said she has spent at least $60,000 to start fixing up the home at 451 E. Grand Blvd. after buying it from a couple for $17,000. But the Detroit Land Bank Authority…
HGTV s Nicole Curtis wins dispute over Detroit home project
May 21, 2021
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FILE - In this March 8, 2021 file photo, a house, in need of repair, sits along East Grand Boulevard, in Detroit. Nicole Curtis, the star of HGTV s Rehab Addict Rescue, has won a dispute with Detroit over ownership of a blighted home. Curtis said she has spent at least $60,000 to start fixing up the home after buying it from a couple for $17,000. But the Detroit Land Bank Authority stepped forward and said it was the actual legal owner. Wayne County Judge Tim Kenny ruled in Curtis favor, saying her renovation group had recorded a title to the property before the Land Bank did, The Detroit News reported Friday. (John Greilick/Detroit News via AP)John Greilick/AP
DETROIT (AP) – The star of HGTV’s “Rehab Addict Rescue” has won a dispute with Detroit over ownership of a blighted home.
Nicole Curtis said she has spent at least $60,000 to start fixing up the home after buying it from a couple for $17,000. But the Detroit Land Bank Authority stepped forward and said it was the actual legal owner.
Wayne County Judge Tim Kenny ruled in Curtis’ favor, saying her renovation group had recorded a title to the property before the Land Bank did, The Detroit News reported Friday.
Kenny told Curtis to complete the renovation and reduce the risk to the public.