Re: vacant boarded up property next door

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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