Neighbours of an unkept Kelowna home in the south Pandosy area say they are fed up.
In 2016, Lara Poirier and her husband purchased their dream home on Park Avenue. But they didn91裸聊视频檛 realize they were living next to a nightmare 91裸聊视频� a house they estimate has been vacant since the 91裸聊视频�80s.
91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 squatters; there91裸聊视频檚 homeless people 91裸聊视频� They91裸聊视频檙e not in their right mind and they91裸聊视频檙e trying to get in, in really unsafe circumstances with roofs caving in and decks collapsing. Someone91裸聊视频檚 going to get hurt or killed for sure. It91裸聊视频檚 just getting worse by the day,91裸聊视频� Poirier told the Capital News.
She said she finds used needles on her property and lit cigarettes thrown into dry grass. The house in question backs onto Poirier91裸聊视频檚 property where her four-year-old daughter plays.
Poirier is not the only frustrated neighbour. Neighbours of the surrounding homes have also called police and filed complaints multiple times. Poirier said one neighbour even had his home up for sale but couldn91裸聊视频檛 sell and the feedback was that no one wanted to live near the abandoned problem house.
The house is a heritage home and the historical society of Kelowna hopes to see it come back to life 91裸聊视频� but the owner lives in Victoria and rarely maintains the property.
The police have attended the home to clear it multiple times, but the squatters keep coming back. That leaves the City of Kelowna bylaw looking at ways to find a solution.
91裸聊视频淲e have almost 11 open files on this particular property,91裸聊视频� said Kelowna city councillor Mohini Singh. 91裸聊视频淩ight now we have an active investigation underway, we have spoken to the owner.91裸聊视频�
Singh said there are two bylaws the homeowner is violating, the unsightly bylaw and the good neighbour bylaw.
91裸聊视频淪o we91裸聊视频檝e asked her to clean up the mess and install a fence so that people can91裸聊视频檛 get in there. It91裸聊视频檚 incumbent on the homeowner to step up to the plate,91裸聊视频� Singh added.
In a statement to the Capital News, the homeowner claimed she updated her phone number to bylaw but they never contacted her directly. Now that she is receiving direct phone calls and is in town, she plans on cleaning up the home.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e just looking for proactive versus reactive. We want to see something happen before somebody gets hurt or killed,91裸聊视频� said Poirier.
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