MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The birth home of Aretha Franklin in Memphis is in danger of being demolished.

A Shelby County Environmental Court order on Thursday put the deteriorating home into a city receivership with an order to demolish as soon as possible, The Commercial Appeal reported.

“Nobody wants to tear it down, but also it can’t stay like it’s been, without being secured or maintained, forever,” said Steve Barlow, a staff attorney for the City of Memphis and a leader of the nonprofit Neighborhood Preservation, Inc.

The house was certified a public nuisance in 2012. The left side of the home is sagging and a roof has collapsed.

— News service reports