I agree! How many years have we been bringing this house to the city's attention?

Thanks. This is being referred to Housing & Environmental Inspections Division and the Raleigh Police Department, as well. When they have responded, an update will be posted.

Housing & Environmental Inspections has responded and stated this property has been submitted for abatement.

How does this affect their ability to mow their grass and keep vagrants off of their property?

When a property is abated, the Public Works Department - Street Division schedules a time to do the necessary work ( cut grass and weeds, etc.) to bring the property into compliance and the owner is charged for the City having done so. A lien is placed against the property until the andministrative charges and fine have been paid. Housing & Environmental Inspections has to request permission from City Council to abate properties. It can be scheduled for abatement after City Council approves the request.

What is being done about the trespassing and drug use?

I would like to receive information on what is being done about the trespassing and drug use at this property.

Additionally, since the abatement. Nothing has been done, and the grass and bushes are back to where they were and it has become a Public Nuisance again.

Yes, the property is overgrown and a nuisance again. What a frustrating cycle this is. We don't even take a family walk down that street anymore bc of that house. City of Raleigh please keep the community updated on your progress. Thank you.

When a property is abated, the Public Works Department - Street Division schedules a time to do the necessary work ( cut grass and weeds, etc.) to bring the property into compliance and the owner is charged for the City having done so. A lien is placed against the property until the andministrative charges and fine have been paid. Housing & Environmental Inspections has to request permission from City Council to abate properties. It can be scheduled for abatement after City Council approves the request.

This can not be done before City Council approves the request.

Well, the City has already come out and cleaned up the property. Since then, the grass, bushes and trees surrounding the house have continued to grow, litter is still strewn across the property, and trespassing and drug use continue. Basically nothing has happened except the city has mowed the grass once.

That is why i'm reopening this case because the conditions are the same as they were the first time I reported this house.

An update has been requested from the Housing and Environmental Division and the RPD's Downtown District.

The Raleigh Police Department - Downtown District has responded. Downtown District Officers have conducted numerous security checks at this location. These checks have resulted in charges for trespassing and misdemeanor drug offenses. Our officers will continue taking enforcement action.

If you witness suspicious activity at this location, please call 911 to notify the police.

This SCF issue was also reported on #518590 that has been archived. This response is for both numbers. Thanks!

Thank you. I'm glad to hear something is being done about the trespassing and drug use. Has there been an updated from the Housing and Environmental Division? The overgrown sidewalks and trash issue (although originally taken care of) has returned.

The property was inspected again on Thursday, June 20th while the property does have large bushes at the front of the house the City's public nuisance code does not regulate pruning of bushes unless they encroach into the street or public sidewalk. The City abatement crew has previously cut the bushes back on June 3rd to allow passage of pedestrians along the public sidewalk area, the grass was also mowed at this time. At this time neither the grass nor the bushes have grown enough to violate the City code since our abatement crew cut it on June 3rd.