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Joanna & Mark 06-04-2004 09:36 PM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
Good morning everyone!
Hope everyone got their plants through the freeze safely.

I am inquiring about who to notify about a messy neighbor.
This isn't a "I have kids that make a mess" or "I just didn't get around to cleaning up my yard for a couple of weeks", or even "This is an ongoing work in progress."
The yard is covered in garbage with two broken down cars in the driveway with torn bags of fertilizer, mulch and ohter moldy bags of god knows what all over the vehicles, broken pots all over the ground tipped over, rusted cans and garbage spewed all over the yard.
I have seen the people who live there once only on a Saturday.
I have asked other neighbors if there was a problem and perhaps we could go over and help. (Things happen so maybe they could use help cleaning) Everyone said, no that it was a young couple who was lazy and that stuff had been there for years.
Most of the people in our neighborhood are very house proud and I love them for it, but having one house like that in the neighborhood has not only detracted from it's appearance, I now see that the people that live next to them have moved out and are trying to rent the home. It frightens me to think who would rent so close to a place that is such a disaster.
Is there an agency in Raleigh / Garner that could be notified to request that this be taken care of?

Thanks again,
Jo

Kelly Garner 06-04-2004 09:36 PM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
In article ,
Joanna & Mark wrote:
-=-=-=-=-=-

I am inquiring about who to notify about a messy neighbor.


If you haven't even made the effort to go over there and inquire about your neighbour's situation or to
offer assistance (you're right, things happen) - but instead just go on what "everyone else said", then
that's not building good fences.

How close is this house to yours?

Do you have any *shudder* covenants in your neighbourhood? Is there a neighbourhood commission or
committee?

Is there an agency in Raleigh / Garner that could be notified to request that this be taken care of?


If you are within the city limits there may be a city organisation - in the county though I don't know.

Here's something about a situation (somewhat similar) in Fayetteville.
http://www.wral.com/money/1635572/detail.html

Cheers
KJ
--
---
"We're all given a ticket to the American freak show the day we're born and
some people, they put their ticket away. Me, I watch the show." - George Carlin
http://www.ibiblio.org/kelly -=*= kelly @ unc.edu

Kelly Garner 06-04-2004 09:36 PM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
In article ,
Joanna & Mark wrote:
I would like to stop by, but part of me says, don't do it. I wouldn't want
to have to live down the road from my worst nightmare, so I would like to
try to do it as anonymously as possible.


Then why even bother to move to an area where you have neighbours in the first place?
This just makes me wonder.
Chances are there is very little you can legally do about it but a small bit of conversation can go a
long way.

Cheers
KJ
--
---
"We're all given a ticket to the American freak show the day we're born and
some people, they put their ticket away. Me, I watch the show." - George Carlin
http://www.ibiblio.org/kelly -=*= kelly @ unc.edu

Kelly Garner 06-04-2004 09:36 PM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
In article ,
Joanna & Mark wrote:
I would like to stop by, but part of me says, don't do it. I wouldn't want
to have to live down the road from my worst nightmare, so I would like to
try to do it as anonymously as possible.


Then why even bother to move to an area where you have neighbours in the first place?
This just makes me wonder.
Chances are there is very little you can legally do about it but a small bit of conversation can go a
long way.

Cheers
KJ
--
---
"We're all given a ticket to the American freak show the day we're born and
some people, they put their ticket away. Me, I watch the show." - George Carlin
http://www.ibiblio.org/kelly -=*= kelly @ unc.edu

Joanna & Mark 06-04-2004 09:37 PM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
Hi KJ!
Thank you for the article.
They are a few houses down I would say about three. I am pretty sure there
are not any covenants in the neighborhood, but we are new here and I will
check around.
I think my two biggest concerns is I have seen things like that spread from
house to house and the second is that we will lose equity in our home if the
neighborhood falls apart.
I would like to stop by, but part of me says, don't do it. I wouldn't want
to have to live down the road from my worst nightmare, so I would like to
try to do it as anonymously as possible.


"Kelly Garner" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Joanna & Mark wrote:
-=-=-=-=-=-

I am inquiring about who to notify about a messy neighbor.


If you haven't even made the effort to go over there and inquire about

your neighbour's situation or to
offer assistance (you're right, things happen) - but instead just go on

what "everyone else said", then
that's not building good fences.

How close is this house to yours?

Do you have any *shudder* covenants in your neighbourhood? Is there a

neighbourhood commission or
committee?

Is there an agency in Raleigh / Garner that could be notified to request

that this be taken care of?

If you are within the city limits there may be a city organisation - in

the county though I don't know.

Here's something about a situation (somewhat similar) in Fayetteville.
http://www.wral.com/money/1635572/detail.html

Cheers
KJ
--
---
"We're all given a ticket to the American freak show the day we're born

and
some people, they put their ticket away. Me, I watch the show." - George

Carlin
http://www.ibiblio.org/kelly -=*= kelly @ unc.edu




Joanna & Mark 06-04-2004 09:37 PM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
Hi KJ,
I am sorry if I gave the impression that I am not wanting neighbors.
I happen to love most of my neighbors and I have no problems with anyone.
I love seeing toys and garden items and all the things that make a home a
home, I even love the fact that most of the kids have drifted their items
into our yard. I love the sounds of playing and barking and all the things
that make life worth living.
... but rusted beer cans and rotted bags of garbage aren't the items you
would expect of a neighbor. I would never do that to my neighbors, so I
would hope for the same in return.
It isn't so much a legal issue, but wanting to know if there is an agency
that can go to their house and say hey this is a hazard clean it up please.
But I will take your advice and maybe do a stop by with a cake or something
to meet the people to get an idea of what the situation is. If it is as
simple as they are unable to do it, then perhaps getting together with some
able body people to help is in order.
Thanks again,
Jo




"Kelly Garner" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Joanna & Mark wrote:
I would like to stop by, but part of me says, don't do it. I wouldn't

want
to have to live down the road from my worst nightmare, so I would like to
try to do it as anonymously as possible.


Then why even bother to move to an area where you have neighbours in the

first place?
This just makes me wonder.
Chances are there is very little you can legally do about it but a small

bit of conversation can go a
long way.

Cheers
KJ
--
---
"We're all given a ticket to the American freak show the day we're born

and
some people, they put their ticket away. Me, I watch the show." - George

Carlin
http://www.ibiblio.org/kelly -=*= kelly @ unc.edu




Joanna & Mark 06-04-2004 09:37 PM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
Hi KJ,
I am sorry if I gave the impression that I am not wanting neighbors.
I happen to love most of my neighbors and I have no problems with anyone.
I love seeing toys and garden items and all the things that make a home a
home, I even love the fact that most of the kids have drifted their items
into our yard. I love the sounds of playing and barking and all the things
that make life worth living.
... but rusted beer cans and rotted bags of garbage aren't the items you
would expect of a neighbor. I would never do that to my neighbors, so I
would hope for the same in return.
It isn't so much a legal issue, but wanting to know if there is an agency
that can go to their house and say hey this is a hazard clean it up please.
But I will take your advice and maybe do a stop by with a cake or something
to meet the people to get an idea of what the situation is. If it is as
simple as they are unable to do it, then perhaps getting together with some
able body people to help is in order.
Thanks again,
Jo




"Kelly Garner" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Joanna & Mark wrote:
I would like to stop by, but part of me says, don't do it. I wouldn't

want
to have to live down the road from my worst nightmare, so I would like to
try to do it as anonymously as possible.


Then why even bother to move to an area where you have neighbours in the

first place?
This just makes me wonder.
Chances are there is very little you can legally do about it but a small

bit of conversation can go a
long way.

Cheers
KJ
--
---
"We're all given a ticket to the American freak show the day we're born

and
some people, they put their ticket away. Me, I watch the show." - George

Carlin
http://www.ibiblio.org/kelly -=*= kelly @ unc.edu




Kelly Garner 06-04-2004 09:37 PM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
In article ,
Joanna & Mark wrote:
I would like to stop by, but part of me says, don't do it. I wouldn't want
to have to live down the road from my worst nightmare, so I would like to
try to do it as anonymously as possible.


Then why even bother to move to an area where you have neighbours in the first place?
This just makes me wonder.
Chances are there is very little you can legally do about it but a small bit of conversation can go a
long way.

Cheers
KJ
--
---
"We're all given a ticket to the American freak show the day we're born and
some people, they put their ticket away. Me, I watch the show." - George Carlin
http://www.ibiblio.org/kelly -=*= kelly @ unc.edu

Kelly Garner 06-04-2004 09:37 PM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
In article ,
Joanna & Mark wrote:
But I will take your advice and maybe do a stop by with a cake or something
to meet the people to get an idea of what the situation is. If it is as
simple as they are unable to do it, then perhaps getting together with some
able body people to help is in order.


Well good luck and let us know how it turns out.

Cheers
KJ
--
---
"We're all given a ticket to the American freak show the day we're born and
some people, they put their ticket away. Me, I watch the show." - George Carlin
http://www.ibiblio.org/kelly -=*= kelly @ unc.edu

Joanna & Mark 06-04-2004 09:37 PM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
Hi KJ,
I am sorry if I gave the impression that I am not wanting neighbors.
I happen to love most of my neighbors and I have no problems with anyone.
I love seeing toys and garden items and all the things that make a home a
home, I even love the fact that most of the kids have drifted their items
into our yard. I love the sounds of playing and barking and all the things
that make life worth living.
... but rusted beer cans and rotted bags of garbage aren't the items you
would expect of a neighbor. I would never do that to my neighbors, so I
would hope for the same in return.
It isn't so much a legal issue, but wanting to know if there is an agency
that can go to their house and say hey this is a hazard clean it up please.
But I will take your advice and maybe do a stop by with a cake or something
to meet the people to get an idea of what the situation is. If it is as
simple as they are unable to do it, then perhaps getting together with some
able body people to help is in order.
Thanks again,
Jo




"Kelly Garner" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Joanna & Mark wrote:
I would like to stop by, but part of me says, don't do it. I wouldn't

want
to have to live down the road from my worst nightmare, so I would like to
try to do it as anonymously as possible.


Then why even bother to move to an area where you have neighbours in the

first place?
This just makes me wonder.
Chances are there is very little you can legally do about it but a small

bit of conversation can go a
long way.

Cheers
KJ
--
---
"We're all given a ticket to the American freak show the day we're born

and
some people, they put their ticket away. Me, I watch the show." - George

Carlin
http://www.ibiblio.org/kelly -=*= kelly @ unc.edu




Kelly Garner 06-04-2004 09:37 PM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
In article ,
Joanna & Mark wrote:
But I will take your advice and maybe do a stop by with a cake or something
to meet the people to get an idea of what the situation is. If it is as
simple as they are unable to do it, then perhaps getting together with some
able body people to help is in order.


Well good luck and let us know how it turns out.

Cheers
KJ
--
---
"We're all given a ticket to the American freak show the day we're born and
some people, they put their ticket away. Me, I watch the show." - George Carlin
http://www.ibiblio.org/kelly -=*= kelly @ unc.edu

Kelly Garner 06-04-2004 09:37 PM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
In article ,
Joanna & Mark wrote:
But I will take your advice and maybe do a stop by with a cake or something
to meet the people to get an idea of what the situation is. If it is as
simple as they are unable to do it, then perhaps getting together with some
able body people to help is in order.


Well good luck and let us know how it turns out.

Cheers
KJ
--
---
"We're all given a ticket to the American freak show the day we're born and
some people, they put their ticket away. Me, I watch the show." - George Carlin
http://www.ibiblio.org/kelly -=*= kelly @ unc.edu

Pauline Leveille 06-04-2004 09:37 PM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
I'm assuming you aren't in a neighborhood with a homeowners association or
covenants, because that would be the first way to go.

I've heard of people being able to get the sheriff involved (there was an
article in the N&O about such a case in Clayton), and the law enforcement
involvement seemed to be tied to proving that the mess is a health hazard.
The situation in the news article was because there was so much standing
water in the garbage around the home that there were fears of mosquito
breeding and then spreading disease. That might be your best bet. I don't
know the law, but I'll bet there isn't anything that you can do purely on an
appearance issue.

Pauline



"Joanna & Mark" wrote in message
...
Good morning everyone!
Hope everyone got their plants through the freeze safely.

I am inquiring about who to notify about a messy neighbor.
This isn't a "I have kids that make a mess" or "I just didn't get around to
cleaning up my yard for a couple of weeks", or even "This is an ongoing work
in progress."
The yard is covered in garbage with two broken down cars in the driveway
with torn bags of fertilizer, mulch and ohter moldy bags of god knows what
all over the vehicles, broken pots all over the ground tipped over, rusted
cans and garbage spewed all over the yard.
I have seen the people who live there once only on a Saturday.
I have asked other neighbors if there was a problem and perhaps we could go
over and help. (Things happen so maybe they could use help cleaning)
Everyone said, no that it was a young couple who was lazy and that stuff
had been there for years.
Most of the people in our neighborhood are very house proud and I love them
for it, but having one house like that in the neighborhood has not only
detracted from it's appearance, I now see that the people that live next to
them have moved out and are trying to rent the home. It frightens me to
think who would rent so close to a place that is such a disaster.
Is there an agency in Raleigh / Garner that could be notified to request
that this be taken care of?

Thanks again,
Jo



Pauline Leveille 06-04-2004 09:37 PM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
I'm assuming you aren't in a neighborhood with a homeowners association or
covenants, because that would be the first way to go.

I've heard of people being able to get the sheriff involved (there was an
article in the N&O about such a case in Clayton), and the law enforcement
involvement seemed to be tied to proving that the mess is a health hazard.
The situation in the news article was because there was so much standing
water in the garbage around the home that there were fears of mosquito
breeding and then spreading disease. That might be your best bet. I don't
know the law, but I'll bet there isn't anything that you can do purely on an
appearance issue.

Pauline



"Joanna & Mark" wrote in message
...
Good morning everyone!
Hope everyone got their plants through the freeze safely.

I am inquiring about who to notify about a messy neighbor.
This isn't a "I have kids that make a mess" or "I just didn't get around to
cleaning up my yard for a couple of weeks", or even "This is an ongoing work
in progress."
The yard is covered in garbage with two broken down cars in the driveway
with torn bags of fertilizer, mulch and ohter moldy bags of god knows what
all over the vehicles, broken pots all over the ground tipped over, rusted
cans and garbage spewed all over the yard.
I have seen the people who live there once only on a Saturday.
I have asked other neighbors if there was a problem and perhaps we could go
over and help. (Things happen so maybe they could use help cleaning)
Everyone said, no that it was a young couple who was lazy and that stuff
had been there for years.
Most of the people in our neighborhood are very house proud and I love them
for it, but having one house like that in the neighborhood has not only
detracted from it's appearance, I now see that the people that live next to
them have moved out and are trying to rent the home. It frightens me to
think who would rent so close to a place that is such a disaster.
Is there an agency in Raleigh / Garner that could be notified to request
that this be taken care of?

Thanks again,
Jo



Pauline Leveille 06-04-2004 09:37 PM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
I'm assuming you aren't in a neighborhood with a homeowners association or
covenants, because that would be the first way to go.

I've heard of people being able to get the sheriff involved (there was an
article in the N&O about such a case in Clayton), and the law enforcement
involvement seemed to be tied to proving that the mess is a health hazard.
The situation in the news article was because there was so much standing
water in the garbage around the home that there were fears of mosquito
breeding and then spreading disease. That might be your best bet. I don't
know the law, but I'll bet there isn't anything that you can do purely on an
appearance issue.

Pauline



"Joanna & Mark" wrote in message
...
Good morning everyone!
Hope everyone got their plants through the freeze safely.

I am inquiring about who to notify about a messy neighbor.
This isn't a "I have kids that make a mess" or "I just didn't get around to
cleaning up my yard for a couple of weeks", or even "This is an ongoing work
in progress."
The yard is covered in garbage with two broken down cars in the driveway
with torn bags of fertilizer, mulch and ohter moldy bags of god knows what
all over the vehicles, broken pots all over the ground tipped over, rusted
cans and garbage spewed all over the yard.
I have seen the people who live there once only on a Saturday.
I have asked other neighbors if there was a problem and perhaps we could go
over and help. (Things happen so maybe they could use help cleaning)
Everyone said, no that it was a young couple who was lazy and that stuff
had been there for years.
Most of the people in our neighborhood are very house proud and I love them
for it, but having one house like that in the neighborhood has not only
detracted from it's appearance, I now see that the people that live next to
them have moved out and are trying to rent the home. It frightens me to
think who would rent so close to a place that is such a disaster.
Is there an agency in Raleigh / Garner that could be notified to request
that this be taken care of?

Thanks again,
Jo



C G 07-04-2004 12:36 AM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
Joanna & Mark wrote:
Good morning everyone!
Hope everyone got their plants through the freeze safely.

I am inquiring about who to notify about a messy neighbor.
This isn't a "I have kids that make a mess" or "I just didn't get around
to cleaning up my yard for a couple of weeks", or even "This is an
ongoing work in progress."
The yard is covered in garbage with two broken down cars in the driveway
with torn bags of fertilizer, mulch and ohter moldy bags of god knows
what all over the vehicles, broken pots all over the ground tipped over,
rusted cans and garbage spewed all over the yard.
I have seen the people who live there once only on a Saturday.
I have asked other neighbors if there was a problem and perhaps we could
go over and help. (Things happen so maybe they could use help cleaning)
Everyone said, no that it was a young couple who was lazy and that
stuff had been there for years.
Most of the people in our neighborhood are very house proud and I love
them for it, but having one house like that in the neighborhood has not
only detracted from it's appearance, I now see that the people that live
next to them have moved out and are trying to rent the home. It
frightens me to think who would rent so close to a place that is such a
disaster.
Is there an agency in Raleigh / Garner that could be notified to request
that this be taken care of?

Thanks again,
Jo

First, check the covenants of the neighborhood. Many have clauses about
taking care of the yard. Second, contact the county/city health
department. If there's trash/garbage in the yard, they can step in on
your behalf.

Chuck


Joanna & Mark 07-04-2004 01:32 AM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
I am heading over on the weekend to test the waters so to speak, but if all
else fails I will definitely take the advice of notifying some sort of
health department.
Thank you:)

"C G" wrote in message
...
Joanna & Mark wrote:
Good morning everyone!
Hope everyone got their plants through the freeze safely.

I am inquiring about who to notify about a messy neighbor.
This isn't a "I have kids that make a mess" or "I just didn't get around
to cleaning up my yard for a couple of weeks", or even "This is an
ongoing work in progress."
The yard is covered in garbage with two broken down cars in the driveway
with torn bags of fertilizer, mulch and ohter moldy bags of god knows
what all over the vehicles, broken pots all over the ground tipped over,
rusted cans and garbage spewed all over the yard.
I have seen the people who live there once only on a Saturday.
I have asked other neighbors if there was a problem and perhaps we could
go over and help. (Things happen so maybe they could use help cleaning)
Everyone said, no that it was a young couple who was lazy and that
stuff had been there for years.
Most of the people in our neighborhood are very house proud and I love
them for it, but having one house like that in the neighborhood has not
only detracted from it's appearance, I now see that the people that live
next to them have moved out and are trying to rent the home. It
frightens me to think who would rent so close to a place that is such a
disaster.
Is there an agency in Raleigh / Garner that could be notified to request
that this be taken care of?

Thanks again,
Jo

First, check the covenants of the neighborhood. Many have clauses about
taking care of the yard. Second, contact the county/city health
department. If there's trash/garbage in the yard, they can step in on
your behalf.

Chuck




Jennifer Richards 07-04-2004 02:06 AM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
When I had a similar situation in Hillsborough, I called the County Manager.
(It was actually outside the town limits, so the county was the appropriate
authority.) There are laws about garbage in your yard and they can be
enforced, regardless of health codes or neighborhood covenants. Just start
calling the county or city offices until you get someone to tell you who's
job it is. If you go over and talk to the neighbors and get nowhere (which
is likely) you'll just let them know who told the authorities. So don't
approach them is my advice. Someone who throws garbage in their yard could
give a rat's ass about your opinion or your offer to "help." In my case,
the county manager wrote a letter to the party indicating complaints had
been made but leaving my name out of it. It took a few weeks and a second
more threatening letter (she sent me copies to let me know she was working
on it), but the garbage was cleaned up. In the second letter legal action
was threatened for non-compliance by a certain date.

"Joanna & Mark" wrote in message
...
Good morning everyone!
Hope everyone got their plants through the freeze safely.

I am inquiring about who to notify about a messy neighbor.
This isn't a "I have kids that make a mess" or "I just didn't get around to
cleaning up my yard for a couple of weeks", or even "This is an ongoing work
in progress."
The yard is covered in garbage with two broken down cars in the driveway
with torn bags of fertilizer, mulch and ohter moldy bags of god knows what
all over the vehicles, broken pots all over the ground tipped over, rusted
cans and garbage spewed all over the yard.
I have seen the people who live there once only on a Saturday.
I have asked other neighbors if there was a problem and perhaps we could go
over and help. (Things happen so maybe they could use help cleaning)
Everyone said, no that it was a young couple who was lazy and that stuff
had been there for years.
Most of the people in our neighborhood are very house proud and I love them
for it, but having one house like that in the neighborhood has not only
detracted from it's appearance, I now see that the people that live next to
them have moved out and are trying to rent the home. It frightens me to
think who would rent so close to a place that is such a disaster.
Is there an agency in Raleigh / Garner that could be notified to request
that this be taken care of?

Thanks again,
Jo



McQualude 07-04-2004 02:35 AM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
"Joanna & Mark" said:

The yard is covered in garbage with
two broken down cars in the driveway with torn bags of fertilizer,
mulch and ohter moldy bags of god knows what all over the vehicles,
broken pots all over the ground tipped over, rusted cans and garbage


I live in Garner and something similiar was happening in our neighborhood.
My neighbors, about 20 of them, went down to the messy house on a Saturday
morning and cleaned up the junk, mowed the grass, raked the leaves and
made the place look nice. We were brand new to the neighborhood and
weren't involved but I was told that our neighborhood, which was
established in the late 50's, has a covenant that governs such things.
I've never seen it so I don't know if it's true.

Is there an agency in Raleigh / Garner that
could be notified to request that this be taken care of?


http://www.ci.garner.nc.us/CIS/enforce/enforce2.htm
http://www.ci.garner.nc.us/TownCode.htm
--
McQualude

Joanna & Mark 07-04-2004 02:34 PM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
Mc to the rescue again!
That is exactly the information that I was looking for.
For the life of my I could not find that information. This will also help
me understand the area a lot more.
Thank you so much!
Jo

"McQualude" wrote in message
...
"Joanna & Mark" said:

The yard is covered in garbage with
two broken down cars in the driveway with torn bags of fertilizer,
mulch and ohter moldy bags of god knows what all over the vehicles,
broken pots all over the ground tipped over, rusted cans and garbage


I live in Garner and something similiar was happening in our neighborhood.
My neighbors, about 20 of them, went down to the messy house on a Saturday
morning and cleaned up the junk, mowed the grass, raked the leaves and
made the place look nice. We were brand new to the neighborhood and
weren't involved but I was told that our neighborhood, which was
established in the late 50's, has a covenant that governs such things.
I've never seen it so I don't know if it's true.

Is there an agency in Raleigh / Garner that
could be notified to request that this be taken care of?


http://www.ci.garner.nc.us/CIS/enforce/enforce2.htm
http://www.ci.garner.nc.us/TownCode.htm
--
McQualude




[email protected] 12-04-2004 10:36 PM

Advice about VERY messy neighbor
 
Speaking of messy - wrapping mime formats around something that should
be plain text looks messy to me. ;-)

If you are in the county you may be out of luck. If in a town check
with zoning and see what they may be violating. Good luck. We had one
house on the street that the shutters fell off and the siding was
rotting before they repaired and replaced. 5 years of an eyesore.
Thankfully the front yard has a steep slope so they never put any cars
on blocks on it.


In article , Joanna & Mark wrote:
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Good morning everyone! =20
Hope everyone got their plants through the freeze safely.

I am inquiring about who to notify about a messy neighbor. =20
This isn't a "I have kids that make a mess" or "I just didn't get around =
to cleaning up my yard for a couple of weeks", or even "This is an =
ongoing work in progress."=20
The yard is covered in garbage with two broken down cars in the driveway =
with torn bags of fertilizer, mulch and ohter moldy bags of god knows =
what all over the vehicles, broken pots all over the ground tipped over, =
rusted cans and garbage spewed all over the yard.
I have seen the people who live there once only on a Saturday.=20
I have asked other neighbors if there was a problem and perhaps we could =
go over and help. (Things happen so maybe they could use help cleaning) =
Everyone said, no that it was a young couple who was lazy and that =
stuff had been there for years.
Most of the people in our neighborhood are very house proud and I love =
them for it, but having one house like that in the neighborhood has not =
only detracted from it's appearance, I now see that the people that live =
next to them have moved out and are trying to rent the home. It =
frightens me to think who would rent so close to a place that is such a =
disaster.
Is there an agency in Raleigh / Garner that could be notified to request =
that this be taken care of?

Thanks again,
Jo
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