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Abandoned House

Abandoned House

Abandoned house that is successfully boarded up


Roof caving in

Roof caving in

The roof is falling off the house


Overgrown lot

Overgrown lot


Abandoned House

Abandoned House

Partially boarded up abandoned home


Abandoned home, broken windows

Abandoned home, broken windows

The window on the far left (only part is visable) and the door are boarded up securely. But the middle window is visably broken.


Trash

Trash

The neighborhood leaders said that the residents of this home maybe sick which makes them unable to really keep up with all of their clutter


Trash

Trash

Note the wide assortment of trash collected at this house


Abandoned Apartments

Abandoned Apartments

More pictures of the apartments being renovated


Renovating Apartments

Renovating Apartments

More pictures of the apartments being worked on.


Apartment Complex

Apartment Complex

Abandoned complex. It has been bought by an investor out of California who is actually repairing them and bringing them back up to use. Unfortunately there are no back doors to the apartments. So they will not be brought up completely with code.


Roof damage

Roof damage

Another neglected house suffering from roofing damage


Abandoned House, unsecure door

Abandoned House, unsecure door

Windows boarded up at the abandoned home but door left open. Fortunately, the grass has been mowed.


Overgrown lot

Overgrown lot

Also look at the roof. Some of the shingles weren't cut at the edge.


Trash

Trash

Look in the screened in area, lots of trash that the resident has brought in from the dump. Also note the U-Haul in the driveway.


Trash and neglect

Trash and neglect

Note the accumulation of debris in the driveway.


Abandoned house

Abandoned house

Somewhat successfully boarded up. But note the damage done to the roof and the attic and the overgrown lot.


Cars

Cars

In the driveway between the houses, note the numerous cars.


Broken Window

Broken Window

Possible issues with the siding near the upper window


Abandoned House

Abandoned House

Bought by an investor many years ago. Although it appears from the construction garbage container that he is improving the property, the garbage trailer has been there for two years. No real work has been done on the house in those two years.


Overgrown Yard, Neglected House

Overgrown Yard, Neglected House


Code Enforcement Heaven continued

Code Enforcement Heaven continued

This has been a problem property for several years


Code Enforcement Heaven

Code Enforcement Heaven

Deteriorated fence, boats, junk cars, overgrown lots, restrained dogs, outside furniture, basketball goals, and more


Car repair

Car repair


Junk cars

Junk cars

Junk cars in front, side, and back


Abandoned_apartments_boards_ripped_down3

Abandoned_apartments_boards_ripped_down3


Abandoned_house_drug_activity

Abandoned_house_drug_activity


Cluttered_front_porch

Cluttered_front_porch

Although hard to see because of the screen, the front porch is pack with clutter. The neighborhood leaders have said that an elderly man lives there and his children (and grandchildren) have moved in with him. Unfortunately for the man, his children are not helping him take care of the house. Thus, even though we have only shown the front, the whole house is rather neglected.


Abandoned_apartments_boards_ripped_down

Abandoned_apartments_boards_ripped_down

A close up of these abandoned apartments to show the unsecured doors.


Back

Back

Back of a house. The yard is overgrown.


Drug_house_abandoned_house_and_lot

Drug_house_abandoned_house_and_lot

A known drug house. Also, it has been rather neglected (the door has either been taken off or left open). The yard adjacent to it has accumulated trash in the form of old basketball goals.


Abandoned_property

Abandoned_property

They successfully boarded up the windows but left the door unsecure.


Abandoned_property2

Abandoned_property2

Unsure how long this house has been abandoned. But, as we can see, the garage door is off, the car is inoperable and appears to be parked on the grass.


Fence

Fence

The fence has been destroyed because of a fallen tree (unsure of how long it has been like this). Additionally, chain length fences in the front yard are not allowed in this neighborhood since it has become a historical neighborhood.


Basketball_tree

Basketball_tree

There are many free standing basketball goals set up around the neighborhood (like this one). The issue is that it leads to children playing near the street instead of the nice playground in the neighborhood.


Advertised_as_section_eight

Advertised_as_section_eight

This house was purchased by an investor for rental use. He has since only advertised to low income people for Section 8 Housing. Unfortunately, this has lead to high turn over (which leads to neglect of the property).


Abandoned_house_roof_caving_in

Abandoned_house_roof_caving_in

Abandoned home has its roof caving in (compare the left side of the roof to the right side to see the sagging). Also, its yard is overgrown.


Glenview_trash_cans

Glenview_trash_cans

This is part of the Glenview neighborhood association's beautification project; aimed at reducing litter by providing easily accessible trashcans.


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Collapsing_column

Structural damage caused by neglect