Vacant Foreclosed Houses is a Curse on the Neighbourhood
Thousands of foreclosed houses in the Valley are a curse on the neighbourhood. The plight of Shirly Cody living in 16 Roser Place is the story of one among many sufferers. She is encircled by three houses that have been repossessed by banks. Another house down the road is just ready to enter the dreaded foreclosure zone.
Cody said that when the people moved out of the foreclosed houses they left behind a pile of mess. On the front patio there were box springs, a forgotten office chair on the lawn and broken light fixtures. Even the trees were not spared with decorations of trash and the gardens were covered with stale stinking garbage. Repeated such experiences made Cody team up with her neighbours in an attempt to clean up the rubbish themselves. Travis Aitken was a co-sufferer with Cody. He said that the neighbours would go and clear the garbage, pluck the weeds and chop down whatever they could. The weed had grown 4’ in at least one foreclosed abandoned house
The City of Phoenix’s Neighborhood Services Departments are concerned with these fallouts from foreclosures. Stacking of rubbish in front of the house and overgrown gardens go against the rules of the municipality. The snag is that the department cannot take action and send an inspector until and unless someone complains. When the inspector sees any violation of code then the complaint will be sent to the owner of the house. The latter would be given a short two weeks to mend matters. If they failed then fines would be slapped on them ranging from $200 to $20,000. The penalty depends on the seriousness of the code violation. The same rule applies to bank owned properties.
Cody is also seeking the help of her Home Owner’s Association (HOAA). This is because she contributes $42 per month to it. ABC tried but failed to get in touch with HOA regarding the problem of 16 Roeser Place. Cody is especially concerned because of the children that live here. There are quite a number of them. She wants them to grow up in a nice clean environment that is safe. Cody bemoans that many of the houses are empty and few people are moving in. The neglected yards and garden are getting out of control. It is infecting everyone. People are avoiding taking walks so as not to be confronted with such signs of decay and rot.
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