ELYRIA, Ohio — A large nuisance property on Elyria’s front doorstep is inching closer toward cleanup and demolition. The Lorain County Port Authority confirmed it has entered into a contract to purchase the former Days Inn property.

The once-popular venue used to host weddings, events and numerous guests. Now, visitors on the city’s north side are greeted by a view of the boarded-up windows, broken glass and overgrown vegetation visible from State Route 57, between Interstate 90 and the Ohio Turnpike.

The building shuttered in 2020 after a Lorain Common Pleas judge declared it a nuisance, forcing the owners to cease operations and sell the property.

In 2024, the city sued a new owner for the property’s condition. The lawsuit detailed squatters, drug use and numerous building and fire co

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