Owner Absent At Hearing For Burned, Condemned Home: City

LITTLETON, CO – A Littleton house scheduled for demolition that was set on fire the day before an appeal hearing will be demolished, the City of Littleton said.

The Littleton Building Board of Appeals voted unanimously to carry on with the demolition of the house that code inspectors have long classified as "uninhabitable." David Lynch, identified by 9NEWS as owner of the home at 7874 S. Windermere Circle, did not attend the hearing, the city said.

The home has been under a cloud since 2012, and code inspectors described it as “unsanitary, filthy, dilapidated and unsafe” with strong smells of dog feces and urine that required inspectors to wear masks, Rebecca Thompson, code enforcement supervisor, told 9NEWS.

Neighbor Wendy Landin, Lynch's next door neighbor, told 9NEWS she isn't suprised the house burned.

“I said this is going to end one of three ways: He’s going to blow up the house, set it on fire or kill someone. He’s a hoarder. He’s not going to let you take that house from him,” Landin said.

Code enforcement officials will now take into account "the more dangerous condition of the house as a result of the fire," the city said in a statement Thursday.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation by South Metro Fire Rescue.

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Related: No Injuries in Early Morning Fire At "Uninhabitable" House