So there's this house 2 doors down from us that's been abandoned for 10 years apparently. I had no idea. It's set 15 feet above us (we live on a hill) so I never noticed and I've lived here for 4 years almost.
There's an old CJ5 Jeep in the driveway with registration stickers from 2007 that's had it's top off for 10 years and it shows. The house itself appears to be in good structural condition but the windows on the doors are shattered, the doors are unlocked and there's a serious mold problem just on basic inspection (the ceiling drywall is covered in black mold).
There is someone occasionally emptying the mail box and the house had an entire concrete patio put in at some point because the hillside was starting to collapse and needed reinforcement, taking part of the patio with it. I don't know how old that is but it looks like it could have been poured yesterday. My neighbors say it was done in the last few years.
The story goes that about 10 years ago they were doing non-permitted improvements to it. At the same time another neighbor was doing permitted work and had inspectors from the city coming by to take a look. He went and warned the home owner that they were coming by and the homeowner basically dismissed him and said they'd be fine. Well, city came and shut them down and that's basically it. The place hasn't been touched since. There's a Sony VEGA tube tv sitting on the floor upside down.
I ran a report on the house and it looks like it was last sold in 1977 and taxes haven't been paid on it since 2015. There's a lien on the house now for the taxes totaling $1300. So basically not an amount that anyone would lose a house over but then again, why would they let a lien be placed on the house instead of paying them?
I'd like to see if they want to sell the house. Is there a right way to contact them? I was thinking of just leaving a letter in the mailbox that they get the next time they empty it but I'm not sure the registered owner is actually seeing that mail.
There's an old CJ5 Jeep in the driveway with registration stickers from 2007 that's had it's top off for 10 years and it shows. The house itself appears to be in good structural condition but the windows on the doors are shattered, the doors are unlocked and there's a serious mold problem just on basic inspection (the ceiling drywall is covered in black mold).
There is someone occasionally emptying the mail box and the house had an entire concrete patio put in at some point because the hillside was starting to collapse and needed reinforcement, taking part of the patio with it. I don't know how old that is but it looks like it could have been poured yesterday. My neighbors say it was done in the last few years.
The story goes that about 10 years ago they were doing non-permitted improvements to it. At the same time another neighbor was doing permitted work and had inspectors from the city coming by to take a look. He went and warned the home owner that they were coming by and the homeowner basically dismissed him and said they'd be fine. Well, city came and shut them down and that's basically it. The place hasn't been touched since. There's a Sony VEGA tube tv sitting on the floor upside down.
I ran a report on the house and it looks like it was last sold in 1977 and taxes haven't been paid on it since 2015. There's a lien on the house now for the taxes totaling $1300. So basically not an amount that anyone would lose a house over but then again, why would they let a lien be placed on the house instead of paying them?
I'd like to see if they want to sell the house. Is there a right way to contact them? I was thinking of just leaving a letter in the mailbox that they get the next time they empty it but I'm not sure the registered owner is actually seeing that mail.
