Re: vacant boarded up property next door

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On 12/28/05, Donald wrote:
> On 12/28/05, karen mcnally wrote:
>> There is a 3 tenament vacant, boarded up house next door
>> to me. paint is peeling, yard mess. I cannot sell my home
>> bedause of it. Town says he can leave it like that
>> indefinately as long as it is boarded up. They slap the
>> owner here and there with ultimatium to cut grass etc. I
>> live in RI in a residential quiet neighborhood where the
>> houses are well-kept. where can I look for legal codes,
>> advice anything. thanks
>
> Go straight to the City Department, to talk to any official
> at CODE ENFORCEMENT, they know all about Legal Codes for
> Residential and commercial areas and negligence from the
> owners, vacant or not, i.e. their negligence can cause a
> fire, because someone may decide to just trow a cigarrette
> since property looks abandoned and it's all borded up, which
> will put your house in great dangeour also
>
> The City cannot allowed this to happen anywhere, this is
> also very enticing to someone that wants to break the Law to
> commit a crime, such as: (but not limited to) rape, robbery,
> even murder just by pulling off one of the boards of wood
> and 'pulling anybody inside) the City needs to be on the
> property owners toes and make them clean the yard and even
> make it look like someone is living there, this should be
> your request
>
> Good luck
>
> Donald