Out with the old: How the properties go from condemned to demolition The Daily Ardmoreite Within the city of Ardmore, there are typically around 250 condemned structures at any given time. While some of these are activly being repaired, others remain empty and abandoned waiting for either the owner or the city to tear the property down. Community Development Director Jessica Scott described how the process works. “We condemn a property if it has some kind of structural hazard or danger,” Scott said. “Once it has been condemned we send the owner a letter. Even though it’s condemned it’s still the property owners responsibility to keep it secure so vagrants and children cannot enter. We also require the owner to keep the property cleaned.”