There is a house nearby which has been empty for over two years and is falling apart on the outside. The roof shingles pile up on my front lawn whenever there is a strong wind, rain, snow storm, etc. There is no one to care for it when the weeds overgrow during the nice weather and no one to care for it when the snow and ice cover the sidewalk in front of the house. The backyard is horrible and the shed is falling apart and rotted, the fences between this house and ours were so bad, we finally replaced them and the fences between this house and the dwelling behind it are already down. While sitting on my tenant's stoop, people just come walking through the back yard as if it is a legal pathway. I have begged, pleaded, written letters, memos and emails, sent pictures...you name it. Long Beach doesn't even reply. I know if this house was anywhere near the homes of the long beach board members or "long beach's" important people, this house would have never looked like this for as long as it has.
The first thing my tenants and I see when we get up in the morning and the last thing we see when we go to bed at night is this eyesore. Considering the taxes long beach charges, you would think I would have the right to pleasureable enjoyment---a pleasing site to behold" rather than this monstrousity. I am never able to enjoy my back porch because the back of this house and yard (with crumbling fences and shed), poisons my vision.
What can I do?
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