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Residents urge action on chronic hoarding, property neglect in Mayfield Heights
Summary
Two residents told council they live next to a chronic hoarder whose property conditions — including accumulated junk, alleged sewage discharge and unpaid taxes — have persisted for years. They urged stricter code enforcement and clearer city action plans.
Two residents described long-running, localized public-health and nuisance problems at the Sept. 8 meeting of the Mayfield Heights City Council, urging the council to use stronger enforcement tools against neighbors they say are chronically neglecting their properties.
Tina Ruchi, who gave her address as 1181 Sunset Road, said her next-door neighbor "is a hoarder who feeds wild animals," producing an overwhelming odor and an unsafe environment outside her bedroom window. She said the service department removed about half the debris after complaints, that building-department…
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