closed #138490
Unsafe Buildings
1000–1096 W 8th St
- Case Date:
- 6/5/2014
This house has been abandoned for at least 2 yrs, roof falling in, neighbors fearful of squatters. What is the status?
This house has been abandoned for at least 2 yrs, roof falling in, neighbors fearful of squatters. What is the status?
I own the property located at 1005 N. Jackson St, 47404. Shortly after purchasing the property the house next door burned down. We felt very fortunate that our house was not damaged. The house was demolished, however, shortly after demolishing the house someone has set up a tent on the lot and multiple people have been seen using the tent. There is trash surrounding the tent. Though we have not seen a fire there is what appears to be a makeshift fire pit. We use this property as a short term rental and it has the proper permits. I am personally concerned about the safety of my wife who spends some of her days working on improvements within the property. Obviously concerned about the impact on our ability to rent the home with the above described situation. I'm not sure what can be done but after reviewing the code it does not seem like this fits the intended use of the property. I am also empathetic to the rise of homelessness in our community, but this is a residential neighborhood and for the safety of all community members something should be done. We dodged a serious issue when the house burnt down and worry we may not be so lucky if something happens again. Thanks for your attention to this matter, please reach out with any questions. Hoping this could be resolved amicably, not trying to get anyone in trouble.
Tall grass; garage ready to fall down; animals living under garage; large dead tree in back yard with barb-wire around the tree.
Roof caving in, floor caving in, rats, abandoned cars, excessive growth,
Mobile home collapsing in on itself, dangerous
House has been abandoned for over a year. I am concerned that it may be overrun by vermin as it is covered by vines. The front door is periodically open and squatters may be living there.
Derelict house. Looks abandoned. Front door hanging open. Yard is overgrown.
See the photo. Sign in row of vacant blighted eyesore property.
This derelict property has been previously reported as unsafe due to the open door shown in the picture. It was remedied before, but someone has obviously broken in again.
Our neighbors have had a trailer of junk/trash in the front yard for weeks and it's attracting rats in our neighborhood.