Summit Ridge & St. James Community Watch

My neighbors Jose & Sylvia Vaquiz were foreclosed on a couple years ago, and moved out of the home next door to me. The bank who owns the house hired a lawn service to mow the lawn for a while, but has stopped. The house "Owner" is apparently still listed as Mr. Vaquiz in Wake County records, however, this may not be accurate. A photocopied piece of paper taped inside a front window by "Mortgage Contract Services" @813-387-1100" alerts the reader, "We do not have sale and rent information". When I spoke with a representative, they told me that if the City of Raleigh calls them they might be able to discuss who actually owns the building with the city. The house has had its air conditioner stolen, and is decaying. A nuisance notice for lack of lawn care is taped to the front door addressed to Mr. Vaquiz. If Mr. Vaquiz is the rightful owner, I would like the City of Raleigh to assist his family in returning to their home. If the house belongs to a bank, I would like the City of Raleigh records to reflect this, and for the house to be available for sale to the many people who have asked me about it. This empty house decaying day by day is an incredible waste.

They are new resident in the neighborhood and I'm unsure if they know the city laws. They are not returning their trash receptacle after trash day, it's currently been by the curb on the street for two weeks. They are also parking on the grass which is unsightly and does nothing for the community's value.

line from pole to abandoned home is obstructed by tree Kim's. We lose power a lot on our street so clearing the line may help with this.

abandoned trailer without lights or license plate has been parked on Sue Ellen and not moved for at least 4 months

Terribly overgrown grass, weeds, trees, bushes. Some hitting utility lines. Been this way for months and months and months.

Weeds, limbs in front yard of boarded up house. Bushes/tree limb overgrown onto street

Cranberry Corolla w/4 sale sign parked on street but car has no plate. For at least 3 weeks or more.

Running a commercial pinestraw operation out of a residential home. Truckloads of straw are unloaded and stored on rt side of house. Workers come in the morning, park their cars on the street and leave in the trucks. Big white truck parks on front yard grass to right of driveway. New Hope Acres sub-division. It has been this way for months and months and months.

Tractor trailer semi parking on city street. Visual obstruction of on-coming traffic pulling out of Summer Place turning left onto Sue Eelen

Older model Nissan Maxima, burgundy in color. 4 flat tires. Expired tag 12/2023. Vehicle has not moved in several months.

16' high white box truck parking on front side yard rather than driveway if even allowed.

6 wheel dual cab truck gets loaded with bales of pinestraw at this residential home.
2nd commercial box truck parks on front yard grass to right of driveway. This has been going on since the resident's purchased the property. Reported multiple times yet NOTHING CHANGES.