Unsafe Buildings
508 W 13th ST
- Case Date:
- 5/24/2017
House and property presents unsafe conditions, including:
1) exterior paint chipping (hazardous to young children and pregnant women)
2) unstable stone wall along sidewalk
3) overgrown weeds
4) large tree overhanging neighboring house
5) deteriorating foundation
6) porch seems to be falling away from house
7) overgrown branches on electrical wire
8) deteriorating roof/shingles
Example photo provided as attachment.
Unsafe Buildings
331 E 12th ST
- Case Date:
- 2/24/2016
Retaining wall has collapsed. Property is eroding onto sidewalk.
Unsafe Buildings
213 S Grant ST
- Case Date:
- 9/13/2020
Large (4foot long) rocks collapsed onto sidewalk
Unsafe Buildings
319 E 12th ST
- Case Date:
- 11/22/2023
See case #186242. Not as much sewage right now due to tenants being on break this week, but the problem has not been corrected. Once it gets cold and the tenants return, the constant flow of sewage on the sidewalk will create an ice hazard in addition to the already present infection/contamination hazard. Please force property owner to correct the problem ASAP, and at least before winter. If the Planning is allowing him to build more (unneeded) rentals in the neighborhood (e.g., E. Cottage Grove), he should be required to perform at least some upkeep of the ones he is already responsible for.
Unsafe Buildings
305 E 11th ST
- Case Date:
- 3/1/2024
Top course of stone on retaining wall being forced off by progressive yard expansion. One section has already fallen, blocking sidewalk and creating a hazard for pedestrians in the dark.
Unsafe Buildings
305 E 11th ST
- Case Date:
- 5/22/2024
A few of the capstones on the retaining wall out front are precariously hanging close to the edge as a result of long-term, hydrological processes. They look like they are about to fall, especially if someone happens to sit on the wall at that place. Owner of this property is the same as 322 E. 12th, the one with the dangerous sidewalk. He is an out-of-state, absentee landlord who doesn't care about the neighborhood or safety in general. If he is going to be required to fix the sidewalk on 12th, please also require him to attend to this retaining wall. One of the capstones has already fallen and broken. Someone just picked it up off the sidewalk and placed it back on top of the wall without mortar.
- Case Date:
- 9/13/2018
Recycling bin stored on sidewalk. Also, large amount of brush blocking sidewalk.
- Case Date:
- 10/13/2018
Bits of trash all over yard especially under tree and by north bushes. Also a chain hanging from the tree by the sidewalk!
- Case Date:
- 7/31/2017
furniture pieces on Fountain St sidewalk near Adams St.
- Case Date:
- 8/7/2017
Residents of 712 W 6th Street have left a sofa, a mattress, and miscellaneous items street side, with sheets of paper indicating that items are "free". They have been outside for over a week, sometimes block the sidewalk, and are accumulating mold and filth. Furthermore, paper stating that the items are free are NOT attached, and essentially litter the sidewalk.
The items need to be disposed of properly, and it is my inclination that leaving them for "free" is an attempt around purchasing trash stickers.