closed #37362
Unsafe Buildings
934 W Kirkwood AVE
- Case Date:
- 4/16/2004
house on NE corner of 5th & Elm; white house; chimney is falling in
house on NE corner of 5th & Elm; white house; chimney is falling in
Roof has fallen in, homeless living in house, open structure.
Overturned shed in back yard.
Overturned shed in back yard.
White 2-story house in the 700 block of W. 7th St. is boarded up, but someone has partially removed a board from the window at the rear of the property. Neighbors have been seeing people in the upstairs at night. The stairway area at the rear of the house, which leads from the basement to the outside is full of water, which is several feet deep. The basement must be full of water. Ms. Stanfield is concerned that a child could drown.
No electricity and no water.
Caller stated that the house has been vacant for 6 - 8 months. He is now seeing people coming and going leaving the doors open. He is concerned about the safety of the house and that vagrants are sleeping in it.
Mr. Richard Clemmons, lives across street @ 1208 and called to complain about groundhogs all over 1205 and coming into his garage, he called animal control and they told him to call us, unless they enter his home. (?) At any rate he said the abandoned home has not been lived in for 10+ yrs and door is boarded up and he state looks like roof is caving at one corner.
Foundation open, dangerous, trenched out all the way around,
Mr. Waxler reports people living at this house with no utilities on. He stated that this has been going on for quite a while.