uninhabitable
adjective
un·in·hab·it·able
ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-tə-bəl 
: unfit for habitation : not inhabitable
an uninhabitable wilderness
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Remember the city’s 2016 acquisition of an uninhabitable Ash Street office tower?
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
The building was deemed uninhabitable after the explosion, leaving all tenants displaced.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The council proposed offering survivors a one-time payment instead of offering multiple channels of rental, repair and replacement assistance, and limiting housing assistance to those whose homes are rendered uninhabitable.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
Matzl added the building was completely destroyed and is uninhabitable.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
The building was deemed uninhabitable after the explosion, leaving all tenants displaced.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The council proposed offering survivors a one-time payment instead of offering multiple channels of rental, repair and replacement assistance, and limiting housing assistance to those whose homes are rendered uninhabitable.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
Matzl added the building was completely destroyed and is uninhabitable.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
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“Uninhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabitable. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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