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I would like to make you aware of what I believe are a couple of code violations of one of your residents and one of these violations could be a health risk to our community.

The first violation I believe is a building code violation. Our neighbor has a shed nailed to common property. We recently replaced a portion of the failing fence between our two properties (paid for entirely by us). We would have liked to have had the new fence continue along the entire property line; however, construction had to cease at a certain point due to a shed nailed to the fence. The owner has verbally expressed to me that the shed is not nailed to the fence and she won’t remove it. It is my understanding that property owners cannot permanently fix items to common property. Please advise how we should proceed as we'd like to replace the broken old fence between our properties.

The same neighbor has a filthy disgusting sewer pool in backyard that has been actually a large filthy pond since at least 2004. Over the years, we have had various degrees of problems with mosquitoes. Mosquito Abatement is a regular visitor to our house and other houses in our area and treats any standing water (small ponds, fountains, etc) at all residences. There has been times when the mosquito issue has been so bad that each member of our family has slept in mosquito nets. The owner did not allow Mosquito Abatement to enter her residence and treat her pool/pond in the past. You can verify this with Mosquito Abatement as I am sure they have notes on this issue. However, as of late we were informed that she has allowed Mosquito Abatement to treat the pool/pond. Does the city of Foster City have codes in regards to unused pools as they turn into ponds and are potential breading grounds for mosquitoes who carry various deadly diseases. I realize that currently her pool/pond is not a breeding ground for mosquitoes but the potential is there. I would hate to see a member of our community contract an infectious disease from an untreated pool. The filthy pool also raises concern for potential health issues to my family including our young children.