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Zoning/LI Should i just keep my mouth shut?
So we have shady neighbors in the connecting half of our twin. There are tons of people coming and going. They smoke out front kind of inconsiderate and seem like they are on drugs. There was also the time I walked out and guys pants were down around his waist and he had a pocket full of presictopion pill bottles.
I did some snooping on L&I and realized that it is a rooming house. Well an illegal rooming house, they were denied in 2009 to be zoned as first floor a apartment and the top two floors as 5 SINGLE rooms no baths/kitchen etc. i would love to get rid of these people and the illegal rooming house next door.
I can call L&I and do some further snooping or should I just deal with the fact that i may just have crummy neighbors.I also now have the owners name/address/phone.
My big concerns are the shady folks they bring around, what if someone has a hot plate in their room, smoke in room etc. since there are no kitchens/access to kitchen.
Re: Zoning/LI Should i just keep my mouth shut?
sarcasm?
the more i think about the skectchy aspects the more i want to call. do we have a neighborhood association?
Totally serious. I feel like people would be outraged, what with all of the kids on that block.
I would call. And if I saw something even remotely shady, call the police district directly. Remember when they came for the dog I found?
Call for sure. We (myself & many of my neighbors) used to call our local police district (and anyone who would could think of) to complain about our one neighbors. He eventually started a large fire in his home due to all of the extension cords he was using and ruined the two attached homes.... And 2 people lost their lives. It sucked. You have to think of yourself and family first. Plus- its super annoying to live next to dirty/weird people. It drives me insane. I became obsessed.
I would definitely call, and tell your neighbors too. I like the idea of doing some digging on craigslist, too. Start keeping a journal and document everything you see.
You guys just bought this house, and who knows ---it could be your long-term/forever house. You don't want to deal with these folks when little M is riding his bike outside or playing with friends.
Yeah think slum lord. I bet it needs work. And he bought the property as a boarding home. In 85. I bet no one cared who lived in our home . Well I do!
If there are beds/paritions in the basement or partitions in any of the other rooms, that is a definite sign of a boarding house also!
I've neve been inside! I looked up zoning records. They (landlord) tried to apply for zoning and were denied twice. But the owner states it was sold to him as a boarding house etc. Verizon came and asked us if we knew what was up since the building has six accounts. And then it all came together for us.
a person moved or recently with trash bags. So it's not like one big happy family. Also they have several pets in the house.
When my parents had to call the police on their neighbors because of a noise issue at 4 am, the police told them to call L&I because they saw beds and partitions in the basement. My parents were never actually in there. But the six Verizon accounts- definite clue to use to your advantage! I also agree with HW, follow-up with 311 in 20 days and don't hesitate to call 911 whenever you see something suspicious going on. I would also call L&I on my own and follow-up with them on a continuous basis.
Trust me now that I know what the what is. I am on tfalls calling them out on everything. You guys know I like to call 911 and not deal with craycray directly.