<p>DETROIT — The star of HGTV’s “Rehab Addict Rescue” has won a dispute with Detroit over ownership of a blighted home.</p>
<p>Nicole Curtis said she has spent at least $60,000 to start fixing up the home after buying it from a couple for $17,000. But the Detroit Land Bank Authority stepped forward and said it was the actual legal owner.</p>
<p>Wayne County Judge Tim Kenny ruled in Curtis’ favor, saying her renovation group had recorded a title to the property before the Land Bank did, The Detroit News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2021/05/20/hgtv-star-nicole-curtis-wins-her-fight-land-bank-over-detroit-house/5181429001/">reported</a> Friday.</p>
<p>Kenny told Curtis to complete the renovation and reduce the risk to the public.</p>
<p>Curtis’ Detroit Renovations LLC apparently didn’t know that the house had returned to the Land Bank’s control after the previous owners failed to fixed it up.</p>
<p>Mayor Mike Duggan has said <a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-news-detroit-d7412252169ee546050d3f624bd7d8ba">Curtis was “scammed”</a> by people who didn’t legally own the property. But after the court ruling, the mayor called to congratulate her.</p>
<p>“As far as we are concerned, the matter is resolved,” Duggan spokesman John Roach said.</p>
<p>Curtis’ attorney declined to comment. The newspaper said Curtis intends to spend $500,000 to revive the property.</p>
