What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NC
I am longtime (9 yrs) resident of a home owned (2+ acres fenced in backyard) by family that lives across the street and is mine except in deed. There are 2 homes, one beside my rented home, one on the side of my rented property that are owned by the same landlord.
Over the past 3 yrs, there have been more than 30+ police calls (noise/music/parties, domestic violence, breaking and entering, warrant searches) made to both the homes (another home owned by same landlord that is 2 streets down has had over 20+ calls to police/ER service in the past 18 months). There have been problems with rodents due to trash issues which the city simply came out and told the tenents of those homes to clean up), there is a vicious (pit) dog that has ran loose many times (animal control doesn't work at nights...), threats from one *recent* baby daddy and there is always ppl in and out of all 3 homes, again all owned by same landlord. Honestly we are all terrified by the newest move-in to the point that no one goes outside while he is around.
Several of us have complained to the police dept but have been told there is little we can do without the PD witnessing the activity. Today after much research we found out that these houses that we were under the impression of being Section 8/HUD are not (but no one can understand how these *families* are in these houses as they do not work fulltime or higher paying jobs..)
The Section8/HUD person we spoke to suggested suing the landlord for every occurance but we are unsure on how to even start with the documentation or even what we would be suing them for (except being pieces of trash).
Anyone got any further info to help protect our neighborhood? NOrmally I myself would suggest moving but this is the neighborhood I grew up in, my parents, my Aunts, my cousins all live here and I don't want to move, I just want PEACE!)
I am longtime (9 yrs) resident of a home owned (2+ acres fenced in backyard) by family that lives across the street and is mine except in deed. There are 2 homes, one beside my rented home, one on the side of my rented property that are owned by the same landlord.
Over the past 3 yrs, there have been more than 30+ police calls (noise/music/parties, domestic violence, breaking and entering, warrant searches) made to both the homes (another home owned by same landlord that is 2 streets down has had over 20+ calls to police/ER service in the past 18 months). There have been problems with rodents due to trash issues which the city simply came out and told the tenents of those homes to clean up), there is a vicious (pit) dog that has ran loose many times (animal control doesn't work at nights...), threats from one *recent* baby daddy and there is always ppl in and out of all 3 homes, again all owned by same landlord. Honestly we are all terrified by the newest move-in to the point that no one goes outside while he is around.
Several of us have complained to the police dept but have been told there is little we can do without the PD witnessing the activity. Today after much research we found out that these houses that we were under the impression of being Section 8/HUD are not (but no one can understand how these *families* are in these houses as they do not work fulltime or higher paying jobs..)
The Section8/HUD person we spoke to suggested suing the landlord for every occurance but we are unsure on how to even start with the documentation or even what we would be suing them for (except being pieces of trash).
Anyone got any further info to help protect our neighborhood? NOrmally I myself would suggest moving but this is the neighborhood I grew up in, my parents, my Aunts, my cousins all live here and I don't want to move, I just want PEACE!)