Fired HGTV host Nicole Curtis faces Detroit lawsuit alleging her blighted property is a public nuisance

Former HGTV host and queen of rehabbing old houses Nicole Curtis is in hot water again.Curtis, former star of the home design and remodeling network's long-running "Rehab Addict," is being sued, along with her company, Detroit Renovations LLC, by the City of Detroit, which alleges she failed to maintain and restore a blighted house in the city.The civil nuisance-abatement lawsuit alleges the property has continued to be a public nuisance despite Curtis and her company receiving multiple code violations and a 2021 court order requiring the home's renovation.CANCELED HGTV HOST NICOLE CURTIS FACES SOCIAL MEDIA STORM AFTER ATTEMPTING TO EXPLAIN RACIAL SLURCurtis obtained ownership of the property in 2021 after litigation with the Detroit Land Bank Authority, according to The Detroit News. At that time, Wayne County Circuit Judge Timothy Kenny deemed the 1921 American foursquare-style home a danger to the community and ordered it to be refurbished.Since then, the city has cited the owner for failing to repair or replace damaged, defective and missing exterior features, as well as failing to repair the roof and gutters, among several other violations.