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Case Study: Jackson Avenue
Partial Abatement Receivership
Once the home of the Pinnacle Pentacostal Holiness Church, by 2022 the house at 2383 Jackson Avenue in Memphis sat derelict and abandoned. The pews where worshippers had once sang their praises were silent and empty, save for the trash strewn about. There were holes in the ceiling that had allowed moisture and mold to come in. The outside awning had blown down years before, and the siding had started to come off of the house in large chunks.
The City of Memphis first brought suit against the property under the Neighborhood Preservation Act in February 2022, alleging that the property was a public nuisance and seeking abatement. After publication and notice of the City’s request for an Order of Compliance, the Court declared the property a public nuisance and issued an Order of Compliance in April 2022. This Order obligated the owner to clean and secure the property, and to provide the Court with a full abatement plan. By June 2022, no owner or interested party had come forward, and the Court entered an Order Establishing Non-Compliance and Authorizing Appointment of Receiver. By this time, the property had unpaid property taxes of just under $10,000. The Court’s order cleared the way for the property to be abated and for the taxes to be paid through receivership.
From dilapidated eyesore to turnkey in less than a year, with no cost to the community.
Tennessee Receivership Group was appointed on May 23, 2023 and immediately got to work. The trash and weeds were removed, mold was abated, and the stairs to the basement were replaced. The floors were completely refinished, and the bathrooms were completely redone as well. By July of 2024, the house had been completely renovated, and sold to its new owner, with the property value quadrupling by the end of the year according to an online real estate appraisal site.
The house on Jackson Avenue is now a showplace. It’s a beautiful part of the neighborhood, ready for a new family to call it home.
