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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Is there a local homeowners association that might be willing to use its powers to enter and clean up the property? Also, NP probably violates the local government regulations/ordinances regarding blighted property. I was working with a client (who had a good heart, but, sadly, was alcoholic) who the County was threatening to come on to his property to clean up/abate his garbage because it was attracting rats. Have you tried the local city or county?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>david@vaughanlawonline.net<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 12, 2015 12:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Nuisance Questions<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:6.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div id=wmQuoteWrapper><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Hello, all,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>I am trying to help a friend deal with a nuisance adjacent to their property. Short summary of the history:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>-Owner (O) of nuisance property (NP) abandoned property, stopped paying mortgage over 2 yrs ago.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>-NP became inhabited by squatters<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>-Squatters appeared engaged in drug activity, also lots of crime (theft, etc.) against neighboring properties<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>-Lots (hundreds) of calls to police, featured on KING5 special report about drug nuisance properties, etc., but no action to correct the problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>-House on NP burns to the ground, suspected arson.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>-NP now site of lots of garbage and burned remnants of house and trailer.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>The fire seemed to resolve the squatter problem, but the NP is an eyesore and source of pestilence from the garbage. Neighboring properties are proving impossible to sell.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Questions are:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>-Is this a Public Nuisance? It looked like drug abatement before but that seems inapplicable now.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>-Against whom to file? O has disappeared with no address - reportedly homeless. NP is in some stage of foreclosure, Bank of America is reportedly mortgage holder.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>-What venue? NP is in Snohomish County.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>thanks and advance for any help or suggestions,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>David Vaughan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>