closed #185507
Excessive Growth
708 W 7th ST
- Case Date:
- 9/9/2023
Lawn has not been mowed in weeks. The grass is extremely long. Looks like a mess.
Lawn has not been mowed in weeks. The grass is extremely long. Looks like a mess.
Construction going on in back yard. No permit posted in an obvious place. Large excavation done against foundation. No supports in place and pit is dark at night. Drunks could fall in at night.
Trash bin(s) being stored on street - Lincoln side
Trash bin(s) being stored on street
Bags of garbage and overflowing trash bins sitting by the street in full view of Grant Street Inn guests. With all the noise and trash, this property is a neighborhood embarrasment.
Trash bins sitting by the street.
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.
Trash in alley for many weeks.
There is a strong gas leak smell coming from the back of the house. We can smell it in adjacent yards and sometimes from the road. It was bad enough. We called the gas company who says that it is propane not natural gas and the smell was the leftover unburned gas coming out of the vents. This house should be using natural gas, so I believe that the furnace has been improperly modified and is using the wrong kind of gas. This is entirely without human supervision, because the owner does not live at this residence or in town.
See case #186719. Trash is still there a week later (stuffed in a cardboard box, and still easily accessible by rodents), and the furniture remains where it has been in the front "yard" for the last five months.