Building permits are not enforced by the police department. I will forward your complaint to the Mayor's office for proper assignment.

Brockton Police Department assigned this issue to Mayor's Office

Why are the police having to deal with this issue as unregistered cars ??? There doing more repairs to this house with no permits AGAIN !!!

Nwc, that was the closest title to the issue I could pick from the list. We all know the code violations exist except the people who can effect change because as far as we know, no one from the city has been there. It is an automated response from SCF when "police" is mentioned but what we need is code enforcement! Yes, building AGAIN for a few days now. It's never quiet over there. God forbid he falls off because there are no safety protocols in place but the ladder.

This issue was recategorized from Code Enforcement Police to Building Issue.

Marcy assigned this issue to Building Department

And the noise continues.

Why hasn’t anything been done about this???

I was told by bpd that it cant be changed and the laws and ord are not enforced because it does nothing to the violators I told police i guess we have to move and turn the city over to the scumbags good luck city!!!! cause thats the way it is

I spoke with Win Farwell about this last month, and he assure me it would be dealt with. Being told by BPD that there is “nothing they can do” is a load of BS. I’m sending this thread to Dennis Eaniri and Win once again.

I thought you’d find the latest response interesting. Our neighbors are being told that basically these occupants can break the laws and do whatever they want without pulling permits or building to code. This has been going on for over 8 months now.

Jo C, this has been going on since someone bought this single family home in 2018. We only started complaining about it this past May. From Day One, they have done whatever they wanted to do with no oversight or following the rules like the rest of us have to, and we got fed up. I reached out to the city for help by phone in May and they told me to post it on SCF. I cannot tell you how I and neighbors feel every time we pay our property taxes, excise and RMV fees. For some reason, the City doesn't want to touch this property. If we were doing this, you know it wouldn't be overlooked. There are also innocent children involved, as documented in the original complaint filed on May 7. It was closed and archived when the Quality of Life Task Force deemed there were no QOL violations. It can still be read here even though it's archived.

We all very much appreciate Win Farwell's intervention. He has been the only one to help. The property was cleaned up a bit and we think there are less people living there but it is sliding backwards again. I also wrote to Eaniri but didn't hear a peep from him.

By the way, Shaun, I have read a lot this summer of the city's ordinances and the fines associated with them, especially illegal building without a permit. In an extreme case, not only can a homeowner be fined but they can be forced to tear the structure down. And that's exactly what 3 Kelloch should be forced to do and tear those two buildings down in the back yard.

If the Building Department showed up right now, it's 9am, they could personally see and hear the reconstruction in progress.

Building still going on. It's 8:15pm, and a man is solely continuing to work on top the porch in pitch black darkness banging his hammer all day. And this is still not a problem, Building Department?!

(2) accessory structures are allowed 200 sf. ft. and under no permits needed.

And that includes the two buildings in the back yard as well?

The principal structure (dwelling) and 2 accessory structures.

Thank you... Even tho they built those two structures onto the original garage that was there when the prior homeowner sold the home? Just trying to make sense of all this.

Take a picture and upload to see click fix. Thank you.

Phone is dying. If this doesn't download into the app, I will have to email it because the issue is closed on my laptop.

What do you think? Want to swing by and check it out?

Open

Open

Any updates, Building Dept? Maybe Kevin Borges could add his input??

Maybe if we invite these people to our fine neighborhood on a weekend we might get some input on these issues

Nwc, when Kevin Borges, running for Councillor at Large, said towards the end of the debate the other night that he was a Code Enforcement Officer for the Health Department, my mouth dropped for at least a minute. I was impressed up until that point. I've had the Health Dept. acknowledge my complaint of a Health Issue at 3 Kellogg maybe 3 months ago but then it stalled. I would advise my fellow neighbors and voters to think twice about casting him a vote.

I thanked Win Farwell for his help in this issue. I was in tears when I thanked him and shook his hand. He deserves all our votes! Eaniri never responded to our pleas.

Borges will NOT be getting my vote.

Win is the only one who does what he says he’s going to do—even if it means not the desirable outcome-he at least addresses the issues with the tools he’s allowed. He’s got my vote

I agree, Jo C. My neighbors and I are so grateful for the work he has done to make our quality of life better. This is what our representatives are supposed to do. I am so glad he was in our corner when no one else seemed to step up to the plate.

Nwc, I have been attending the debates to educate myself on the candidates. In the past, I tried to stay up on things but being involved on SCF was a real eye- opener for me. Gone are the days I pick a name on the ballot without knowing who I am voting for.

I received an email from SCF that this issue has been outstanding for 31 days and if it hasn't been "fixed" yet, to either comment or close it. Weird because I've seen complaints languishing on this site for years without any absolute results.

I don't know if this complaint is "fixed" because I haven't heard back from the Building Dept? Does Building want to tell us if this issue has been "fixed" since we haven't heard back since I uploaded the picture on Sept. 26. We don't need any more 141 Forest Streets. I will NOT be closing this until I hear back from the Building Dept.

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The Health Issue on this same address has not received an answer from the City, either. That was posted on Aug. 6. I'd say that is "outstanding" also since it is way over 31 days since it was posted. Doesn't seem the $25,000 grant the city received to help toward code enforcement is doing much good.

Big shake-up in the Building Dept. The superintent is out. Maybe we will finally get an answer on this complaint.

I hope that the new mayor will revise all complaints and reinstate all laws that were on the books . like parking violations and noise complaints . i call the police on these and nothing is done .like parking cars on sidewalks for the whole summer and no tickets issued or towed

Nwc, this site is overloaded with those kinds of complaints. I don't get the ideology of Brockton joining SCF if hundreds of complaints are not dealt with or ignored. What's the point, except City Hall and the city departments aren't having to pick up their phones all the time to personally deal with us. That $25,000 grant that Moises Rodrigues got for the city doesn't seem to be helping. Yet. The Building Dept. has historically had its problems. Be nice if the city finally whips that department into shape.

https://www.enterprisenews.com/news/20191018/2-trapped-after-shed-collapses-in-brockton

You did see this, right?

Yup i saw that .

I just got an email from SCF that this issue has been outstanding for 61 days and to either comment or close it. Tell me something I DON'T know...Well, I'm not going to close it because I'm STILL waiting on an answer from the Building Department.

Another 61 day email from SCF asking if I'm going to close this complaint or comment. Since May of this year, we have complained about the building of two additions they built by themselves on the garage in the back yard in which people used to reside. Maybe they still do? Then they repaired their porch roof themselves and banging went on for days with no safety precautions. All the neighborhood asked of the city if all this building required a building permit. Not until SEPTEMBER did the BUILDING DEPT finally respond and asked for a picture. I uploaded a picture. NO RESPONSE. So Building Dept, you tell me, are you going to respond so I can close this out?? Or am I going to have to post monthly to keep this issue alive?

Please note that we never received a response from the HEALTH DEPT on a different complaint posted after this one, either. Had a City Councillor
not stepped to help, who knows how long those horrible conditions would have continued. We profusely thank him for his service. and continued service to our city!!!

Seven long months have passed and we are still awaiting an OFFICIAL RESPONSE from the Building Dept. regarding the building in the back yard. Maybe you should check out the vehicles back there, too.

I just got the email from SCF that is issue is 121 days outstanding and to either comment or close it. It's far more outstanding than that!!

I WILL NOT BE CLOSING this complaint until I get response FROM THE BUILDING DEPT! THEY asked for a picture of garage and attached additions they built themselves to which I responded to their response the same day this past SEPTEMBER! There will be no action on my part until the BUILDING DEPARTMENT RESPONDS!

https://www.wcvb.com/article/firefighters-battle-large-garage-fire-next-to-brockton-home/30354597

This needs to go before Mayor Sullivan-this nonsense and run-around/excuses has gone on long enough. Just like the constant drag racing on Bouve Ave everyday.

Yep I hear you, Jo C. Mayor Sullivan will be at the high school on Jan. 28 from 6-8pm. I plan on going. Too much inaction on serious problems on this site. Don't get me wrong. I had resolved a few issues on SCF but it's the more egregious ones that have a profound negative effect on my neighborhood that makes me fume. Would you want to go?

Yes-I’m putting it into my calendar now!

Jo C, I would love for us to go together! Just not sure how to arrange that, tho, without putting our personal info out there.

that shed is way over the sq footage and tes the city doesnt respond... this site is a feel good sight that you use to vent...thecity has no intensions of ruffling the feathers of thier voters!!! i personally am moving to get out of this soon to be ghetto...and it kills me to see a ONCE great city turned into a sh--t hole...but their is absolutly no response from city officials!!! so live next to 30 people living in sqwaller or move out let the scumbags have the city...and going to the meeting will get you alot of head shakes and excuses but still nothing will get done...this city is done....STICK A FORK IN IT!!!!