There is a long history with these three homes owned by the church next door. They last petitioned the city to tear them down in 2011/2012 and were denied. They were told the burden of fixing them lays with them as they have neglected the properties over the 20 years they have owned them. Unfortunately, it continues to get worse, we see rats in the building all the time and pieces of the brick are starting to come off due to a tree growing out of one of the rear windows.

And I will be checking the grass and weeds 5 times a week.

a person was mowing the grass when I did the inspection.