typical of the city to say that, but they won't blink an eye when it comes to bothering someone with a nice yard over dumb things.

to the comment above, the city did not write that comment I did. I am nothing more than a citizen. I feel that if this person with the complaint truly wants something done then they need to go to that neighbor themselves instead of hiding behind some computer or phone. I understand it would probably be a little confrontational to go up to someone so it is easier to just sit behind a desk and write a complaint in hopes someone else will deal with this person's problem. That's the problem with people these days though, they have a million complaints but don't want to do anything themselves to fix it.

That junk has been piling up for decades, not just a few years. Do you really think that if I go over and ask them to clean it up, they'll get right on it? It shouldn't be my problem to fix anyways. The city has ordinances and hires people to enforce them. Since those people are being paid with my tax dollars, they should do their jobs.

The city has no problem sending out notices when neighbors don't mow their lawns, but then they let someone get away with turning their property into a junkyard.

That property belongs to the owners and they have a right to do with it whatever they want. It belongs to them. The city has no right, ordinances or not, to tell any property owner what they can or cannot do with their own property. I feel for you but if you don't have the guts to confront them directly and ask them to clean it up, live with it. You are the one with the problem because it obviously isn't bothering the owner.

That is alot of junk. I would try calling the board of health. antifreeze and motor oils leaking into the ground let alone a hiding place for other unwanted animals and mosquitos.

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I do have to say, that is the homeowners property, not the neighbors. Unless the neighbor's taken a soil sample, there is no way of knowing if there is oil or antifreeze seeping into the ground. Even if there were, I doubt if it would leach into the soil of the surrounding homeowners. That homeowner can pour anything he pleases on his own soil. It's his!!! So FN, quit hiding behind your computer and trying to insite a lynch mob. Go nock on their door and ask them to clean it up, if you don't like it. Or, do what all the people who moved from Cleveland in the 1960's did when they didn't like who they lived next door to; MOVE!!!

I don't believe some of the comments I have read here.

First of all if I where a home buyer, I would think twice about being a neighbor in that neighborhood or I would offer a low ball price and turn the house in a rental.

Second if this problem has existed for some time the people living there are not quite all there and I would not want to confront them. There are a lot of kooks out there and this sounds like one to me.

Its been that way forever. If it was on Mentor Avenue it would be cleaned up many years ago. Unless the property changes hands and gets out of their family it will remain in its current state.

I was looking to purchase the property across the street from this junk yard so I did call the city. These people are supposedly running a business from the property. This is actually not aloud in Mentor anymore but they have owned the property for so long that they have been grandfathered in. The city told me that there isn't a whole lot that they can do until I told them about all of the old, obviously broken down cars in the front of the house. That is not allowed. If you call and let them know of these problems they will get on them immediately. This is exactly why I didn't buy the house though. There was a big beautiful bay window that overlooked this horrible yard. For those of you that think they should be able to do what ever they want.....You must either not own property or just not care about how much others bring down your value.

I agree with Scott. That property has been like that for as long as I can remember and if it was on a main road, the city would have dealt with it a long time ago. Since it's on a quiet street that gets little traffic, the city just chooses to ignore the issue.

I think it's interesting that under the property maintenance section, the city of Mentor's website states that, "Residential and nonresidential property owners are required to maintain the exterior of their premises so that the appearance of their property does not negatively impact the immediate neighborhood."

So just because the property was grandfathered in, it shouldn't mean the owners can do what ever they want.

If the property is a business, then fire safety inspections are required, just like at any other business. There is no way that dump would pass. I think the city inspectors are just too lazy to actually do any real work.

you people with all these complaints,, just go to city hall and grab an inspector by their collar and shake them for awhile,, maybe then they will get moving on this issue..

I know this house. As to knock on the door, you have to get past the big German Shepard that roams the yard, then you have to find the door as the front is covered by overgrown bushes and shrubs. Seriously, drive by this house. What a mess

Well Mr. Frustrated Neighbor,, all the crying and complaints will not get you anywhere in this city. Just look at other problems going on in this city and you will see that they are all just buying time so they can collect a check,, and for all of those other weak minded people out there that think this is not true,, try opening your eye's to other things going on in this city and you might see. Our city officials on council should all be ashamed of themselves and fired on the spot...

Well like I said in the earlier comment,, good luck finding someone in city hall that cares...

Well like I said in an earlier comment,, good luck finding someone at city hall that cares..

I don't know why someone from the City of Mentor does not go over and see what a junk yard is and what the people around it have to look at. Mentor should so something about this kind of a problem or maybe they don't know how to handle it.

This has been a problem for years. The city of Menor does not know how to handle the problem. I an sure no one from council would like this next to their house. Some one should get off their butt and go and take a look.

Take a look Mentor. Open the attachment.

Just to let you know, Ron Trabb way nice enough to send a letter asking that we remove a 1960 Studebaker that we had parked in our back lot or the city would haul it away in two weeks if we didnt.... Were in an industrial area, an had no complaints... He might be the person at city hall to call...

Hey if you have a legitimate property maintenance complaint you should call city hall and let them know your complaint. If that doesn't work call your councilman. All the ward councilmen are up for re-election this year so they should jump at the chance to resolve your problem. If that doesn't work call the people who are running against them.

New city council elected....perhaps you should reforward this to them as soon as they take office!

i think there is a new guy in charge of properties like this in mentor by the name last name of rose. but for what ever reason this kind of problem seems to be going on all over mentor. people are complaining about trashy yards etc. the city notes and responds to your email with an email. reassuring you they will take care of it. then nothing. months go by and there is absolutely no change in the condition of the property. so whats up with that. if the people in charge of property maintenance are not doing their job in a reasonable amount of time why are we paying them? what are they doing while they are on the clock? better question yet is why does any of us have to call or email? the city has their guys running around in those little white city cars. because their driving i can only assume they are not blind and they can see what we see. if a property is turning into a dump its pretty obvious to anyone let alone someone who is supposed to be cruising the city looking for this kind of problem. ok city of mentor exactly what is the problem?

To observing...My name is Andy Rose. I am the supervisor of the Code Enforcement Unit. Please feel free to give me a call at 440-974-5792 or email at rose@cityofmentor.com. I will be happy to address your concerns. We are very familiar with the above mentioned property.

You're aware of the problem, but nothing will ever get done to correct it. That's sad. Our tax dollars pay for code enforcement officers and yet they seem to do very little, if anything.

This house is still a mess. I guess Andy Rose is just another lazy, do nothing city inspector.