[Neighbors] Brookport- add’l info and signing out…

[LINDA MOORE]

The beautiful and prompt response to the Brookport house by so many in Les Jardins is the primary reason Ronald and I so love this neighborhood! We all seem to appreciate taking care of our area. Thank you each for all you have done today!

Linda Stever
Royal Ridge



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> On Jan 27, 2025, at 1:17 PM, liza urso via Neighbors <neighbors at lj-estates.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi, neighbors.
> 
> Hopefully someone else will be able to take up this issue. I am in the middle of several huge projects and don’t have the bandwidth.
> 
> I think the appropriate wheels are moving.
> 
> Code Inspector Gonzales just met with our ENP/DPD officer Gregorich at the Brookport home. The door was answered by the “property manager” 😉, who said the “owner” was sick in bed upstairs with the flu. The “pm” said that they rent out  rooms.
> 
> Gonzales and Gregorich looked all
> Around the home and the yard and Gonzales took many photos. He also told the “pm” that there are a number of code  violations, some of them being:
> 1. No business permit, which is req’d to rent rooms;
> 2. The area is not zoned for this use;
> 3. Trash
> 4. Fence falling down
> And others the officer didn’t delineate to me.
> 
> The Inspector is going to file a report with the City Attorney, who hopefully will open an investigation.
> 
> The Inspector gave his card and said he would be happy to speak with anyone from the neighborhood as to a status report, after 1 week to get things rolling.
> 
> I hope they will condemn the house and tear it down, as they did with a dallas house I saw on the news not too long ago.
> 
> As far as the criminal issues of theft (firewood) and trespassing, Officer Gregorich said they would need to be taken up with DPD by the aggrieved parties, if desired.
> 
> He also told me that DPD has had numerous calls re fighting at night at the residence.
> 
> Thanks so much to everyone for the heads up re these folks being in LJE. I will be much more cognizant of locking my doors and closing my back gate. I do feel very sorry for their plight, but also know that they are desperate financially and not thinking clearly.
> 
> I did not send the letter to Gay Willis, because I imagine her course of action would have been to get the Code Inspection folks involved. Which our wonderful ENP officer did for us within minutes!
> 
> Best regards to everyone. Liza
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