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Hello, So I just got off the phone with Ochoa with Inspections and Public Service COH. We have had issues with this property for quite some time now. I have spoken to the property manager on a few occasions and I was told the lot is serviced twice a week in the warmer months and once every other month in the colder seasons. I will place another 311 complaint with COH and they will either place a lean on the property and or abate the property. My verbal conversations with the property owner seem to have failed. I can only leave it up to the city to do their part and ticket, abate and or place a lean on the property. That may wake up the owners. Thanks for your time and efforts.

Your Tracking Number is: 101002635973.

Thank you for contacting the City of Houston 311 Help & Information center. We have created a Case for "Nuisance on Property" and assigned it Case Reference Number 101002635973. Requests for "Nuisance on Property" typically take up to 180 business days to complete due to the complexity of the process. Here is what you can expect:

Within 10 business days, a code enforcement inspector should visit the property to determine if a violation exists. If there is a violation, the inspector will provide a notice to the property owner for them to fix the violation by a certain date. The length of this notice varies with the type of violation but is typically less than 30 days. After the notice period expires, the inspector will return to the property to ensure the violation has been resolved. If there is no resolution and the violation exists, the inspector may issue citation(s) until the problem is resolved. The property owner may choose to contest the citation at an administrative hearing, or request the hearing official give them more time to fix the violation. Once the City has exhausted its options for owner-compliance, the City will abate the violation and place a lien on the property for the amount of the abatement.

The length of time to complete a Nuisance on Property request can vary significantly depending on how much of a public safety risk the violation poses, the level of difficulty identifying and contacting the property owners, the severity of the violation, and other factors per the City's Municipal Code. For more information, please visit the City of Houston's Department of Neighborhoods Inspection Public Services Division at http://www.houstontx.gov/ips/ or contact them by phone at 832-394-0600.

Thanks for following up. Its very obvious they don't service twice a week!

This is getting a little ridiculous...its halfway up the fences!

I was instructed to place another 311 request per Mr. Ochoa with COH Inspections. He has the property owners address and number and will call them with regards to the lot. Thanks again for following up.

Your Tracking Number is: 101002649095.

Thank you for contacting the City of Houston 311 Help & Information center. We have created a Case for "Street Hazard" and assigned it Case Reference Number 101002649095.

There are several work processes for "Street Hazard" that could follow. First, the situation you reported will be investigated and evaluated. Next, if work is warranted, it may be completed under the case you created. However, if a different or more specific case should be required to address your concern, your original case will be reclassified, and a new case will be opened.

To follow the progress of your case and any related cases, please see the case map at www.houston311.org. The case map on the first page shows most Open cases (Red dots) as well as those that have been closed within the past 7 days (Blue dots). Zoom in to your neighborhood, or enter an address or Reference # in the map's search box; then click the dot and view its details.
For more information, please call 311. (If outside Houston, dial 713-837-0311.)

Well, it took long enough, but I am happy to report that this lot has finally been mowed since April.

YEAH!!!!! :-) The only thing we can do is work together and bombard the property owner with citation after citation or have Inspections and Public Service either place a lean on the property or abate it. Inspections and Public Service. What ever it take to get them to service the lot.
Thanks,

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