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Is it the one on the Southern corner?Stephen Eisel wrote:What is going on with the house with out a roof? (a bit of sarcasm)
I have not seen anyone driveway or in the home for some time. One of the kids (I think) use to play football for Lakewood High. I use to see them alot but then they were gone. The house has looked abandoned for some time.Jim O'Bryan wrote:Is it the one on the Southern corner?Stephen Eisel wrote:What is going on with the house with out a roof? (a bit of sarcasm)
If so the family went through some hardship with dad dying or moving into a rest home.
The house was compeltely run down and is being fixed.
If it is the one I think.
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Thanks, I just had about a gallon of orange juice run through my nose.. Hey, that kind of feels good...Jeff Endress wrote:I've wondered about this too. The house is a ranch-ish house on the northeast corner of McKinley and Riverside (Where Mckinley tees into Riverside). Some windows are boarded up, a lot of the roof has blown off. It's a real mess. Don't know the present legal status, but it looks as though it should be condemned.
It would be a great place for the Lakewood building Dept. to get some practice writing citations.
Jeff
Many of you have been closely following the progress of the home at the northeast corner of McKinley and Riverside, which is falling more into disrepair each day. Today I received an update from Plymouth Park Tax Service, which holds the primary lien and is foreclosing on the home for unpaid property taxes.
Plymouth Park confirmed what I had feared: the tax lien is worth $180,000, not counting current taxes due to the county treasurer. Apparently, it's been nearly 15 years since the successive owners have paid property taxes, and it took much, much too long for the taxing authorities to initiate foreclosure. This is a shame.
What this means is that the county sheriff, which will put the home back on the auction block later this year, is permitted to accept bids only in an amount greater than the total taxes owed. I suspect even the most aggressive or desperate buyers won't be willing to bid upwards of $200,000 for a crumbling house.
But there is hope yet. If the property does not sell at the sheriff's auction, title will automatically transfer into the name of Plymouth Park, which will then be able to negotiate a private sale for a more reasonable amount. Several people have indicated a willingness to join together to discuss purchasing the home. To that end, Rose Leininger at Plymouth Park has offered to receive calls with respect to negotiating a sale later this year. To begin the process, please call her at (216) 621-2000. She said she probably can't offer much information until later in the summer.
As for the tall grass problem, which cannot be overstated, Lakewood's division of health historically has stepped in to mow lawns when property owners refused to do so [and has done so this year]. The city then places its invoice, per our ordinances, on the tax advice.
I was close with limited info on that. That is a shame. And how do you get a way with not paying property taxes for 15 years. I know of someone who's title company, for some reason, didn't pay a half years worth of tax and the house almost went up for auction. There's another property that was recently for sale in lakewood that had a total, somewhere around $20,000 in back property taxes. Last year I was looking to buy a house and almost fell on the floor when I saw that.Dave Sharosky wrote:I don't know if that's the exact house, but a home in that area was boarded up by the city of Lakewood a few weeks back and is being forclosed on. In fact it was turned into a rental and the police were called because the renters were kicked out and they came back and kicked in the door to get something out of the house.
Thanks, Kevin, but I don't remember actually doing anything. I think I swished a broom around a couple of times, but you and the neighbors did all the work. We just happened to show up looking for two of those neighbors at the time the brunt of the work was finished.Kevin Butler wrote:And lest dl get away with a deflected compliment, she and many others helped with the late-spring cleanup at the house as well. Thanks again, dl. Very much appreciated.