It's condemned, but someone still may buy it. Structurally, it remains sound. All he can do is board it up. Neighbors, including Neal, complained about the house incessantly until police finally raided it last summer. The owner is dead.
Foreclosure proceedings are in progress.
And the house remains in probate court, becoming more dilapidated by the day. A menacing assortment of stray cats has taken up residence on the front porch. It's the kind of house that pits neighbor against inspector. The city can't tear it down just because it wrecks the neighborhood aesthetic, Switzer explains. Housing inspectors often have difficulty even finding owners.