Has anyone had to deal with this before? And if so where can I start?
The house next door to my elderly parents has been abandoned for several years. The lady who owned it told my parents that she was "letting the bank take it back" several years ago and then she moved out of state. I called the county assessment office and was informed that the house is still in the lady's name - not the banks.
The structure is in pretty bad shape and is an eye-sore to the neighborhood and obviously not ideal for neighbor's property values. My parents are worried about the house being infested with rats, squatters, becoming a drug house, risk of fire - you name it.
As of yesterday I've started an email conversation with the assessment office asking what we can do to fix this (i.e. torn down and hauled away, controlled burn, auction for $1 so someone can reclaim, etc) but I'm really grasping at straws.
What says INGO?
The house next door to my elderly parents has been abandoned for several years. The lady who owned it told my parents that she was "letting the bank take it back" several years ago and then she moved out of state. I called the county assessment office and was informed that the house is still in the lady's name - not the banks.
The structure is in pretty bad shape and is an eye-sore to the neighborhood and obviously not ideal for neighbor's property values. My parents are worried about the house being infested with rats, squatters, becoming a drug house, risk of fire - you name it.
As of yesterday I've started an email conversation with the assessment office asking what we can do to fix this (i.e. torn down and hauled away, controlled burn, auction for $1 so someone can reclaim, etc) but I'm really grasping at straws.
What says INGO?