MONROE - The Monroe residence of Delores Marti is still standing, more than one month after she was given 30 days to demolish it.
The home, located at 1106 19th St., remains condemned after 50 live cats and 42 dead cats were found being kept there in early August. When firefighters investigated the residence, the home's extremely poor sanitation required them to wear protective clothing and breathing apparatus.
The 78-year-old Marti was subsequently charged with mistreating animals and keeping animals in an insufficient shelter.
The order for the house's demolition estimated that the cost to repair the home was well more than half of the total value of the home and that it must instead be demolished at Marti's expense. The order went on to state that the cost of demolition would be assessed against the property if Marti failed to demolish it herself.
However, city attorney Dan Bartholf said the house will remain standing until the results of a restraining order petition filed by Marti are determined.
The petition, filed on Aug. 25, called the demolition order's repair estimate "excessive" and its 30-day deadline "extremely onerous."
The petition also stated that Marti would determine whether she can afford to make the necessary repairs to the house. If she is unable to do so, she would sell the residence to somebody who could, according to the petition.
Furthermore, the petition said Marti could not afford to destroy the residence, as her entire net worth is tied up in the property.
Marti was already ordered to pay $10,000 to the city in August as reimbursement for the cost of caring for the cats through the Green County Humane Society.
Bartholf said the house would remain condemned until a settlement was determined. A court date to proceed with the proposed restraining order has not yet been determined.
Marti will next appear in court for a pre-trial conference on her charges of mistreating animals on Oct. 18.
The home, located at 1106 19th St., remains condemned after 50 live cats and 42 dead cats were found being kept there in early August. When firefighters investigated the residence, the home's extremely poor sanitation required them to wear protective clothing and breathing apparatus.
The 78-year-old Marti was subsequently charged with mistreating animals and keeping animals in an insufficient shelter.
The order for the house's demolition estimated that the cost to repair the home was well more than half of the total value of the home and that it must instead be demolished at Marti's expense. The order went on to state that the cost of demolition would be assessed against the property if Marti failed to demolish it herself.
However, city attorney Dan Bartholf said the house will remain standing until the results of a restraining order petition filed by Marti are determined.
The petition, filed on Aug. 25, called the demolition order's repair estimate "excessive" and its 30-day deadline "extremely onerous."
The petition also stated that Marti would determine whether she can afford to make the necessary repairs to the house. If she is unable to do so, she would sell the residence to somebody who could, according to the petition.
Furthermore, the petition said Marti could not afford to destroy the residence, as her entire net worth is tied up in the property.
Marti was already ordered to pay $10,000 to the city in August as reimbursement for the cost of caring for the cats through the Green County Humane Society.
Bartholf said the house would remain condemned until a settlement was determined. A court date to proceed with the proposed restraining order has not yet been determined.
Marti will next appear in court for a pre-trial conference on her charges of mistreating animals on Oct. 18.