Three Greenbrier Drive Properties Ordered for Emergency Teardown in Hartford City

From the Hartford City Property Standards Board meeting on July 8, 2026

The Hartford City Property Standards Board ordered emergency teardowns on three properties in the Greenbrier Drive area, part of what Ordinance Control Officer Dennis Maddox described as a targeted cleanup effort for the neighborhood.

The properties include 808 Greenbrier Drive, an abandoned trailer with weather damage and doors left open; 709 Greenbrier Drive, which has broken windows and reports of children entering the building and getting cut on glass; and Greenbrier Lot 13, a garage structure with holes in the roof and deteriorating gutters. The owner of Lot 13 is believed to be incarcerated.

All three votes were 2-0, with board members Dudelston and Dickey present. Board member Kingery was absent. Certified mail to the owners of 808 and 709 Greenbrier came back unclaimed or was returned to sender. City Attorney Tyler Rothstein will file court action on both properties after a 60-day posting period, around August 17-18.

Including two other Greenbrier properties addressed at the same meeting — 721 Greenbrier (tabled) and 725 Greenbrier (teardown rescinded) — the board dealt with five Greenbrier Drive properties in a single session. Maddox stated he is "trying to focus on that area out there specifically to try to clean it up."

Residents near these properties may see demolition activity in the coming months as court proceedings move forward.

Source: Meeting transcript — Hartford City Property Standards Board, July 8, 2026

Some information may be inaccurate due to video audio quality.