I am not the original poster. This is a repost.

Original poster is u/bloo_bizzy. Originally posted in r/legaladvice. Reposted with permission.

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Neighbor shits in bags and leaves them outside

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/mzq6p8/neighbor_shits_in_bags_and_leaves_them_outside/

My family and bought a house in the city a few blocks from our business about a year ago. We are in Pennsylvania. Everything seemed lovely until we realized the house next door is owned by a slum lord. The dude who lives on the first floor is awesome. The second floor is a mess.

The original second floor tenant was an older woman who seemed nice enough. She ended up passing away due to an overdose. The next person to move in is a train wreck. He’s so wasted all the time that he continuously falls up and down the stairs, which is fine and doesn’t bother me. Weirdly enough, the worst part about him is that there’s always a waft of shit smell coming from his house and yard.

Yesterday he puts a white trash bag full of human shit out on his porch. You can clearly see the shit through the bag. Today it is SWARMING with flies and smells horrid. I have two small children and am worried about this being some kind of health hazard. We can’t sit on our patio without smelling and seeing this dudes mess. I also loathe flies.

Is there anything I can do aside from setting up fly deterrents around my house and lighting candles?

**Update: Called the health department and they are sending a complaint letter to the owner of the house and will also be sending an inspector out in 30 days

***Update Update: wow this blew up and thanks for the award! My husband and I saw him outside and questioned him. After ADMITTING HE SHITS IN BAGS, he refused to clean it up or even tie the bags closed?! Not sure what my next move is, but I decided to invest in some good smelling candles, essential oils,(EDIT: I will not be using essential oils and have decided to go with citronella candles instead due to the advice given by some caring people) and fly traps. Wish me luck

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Update!: Neighbor poops in bags and leaves them outside

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/n4cq4o/update_neighbor_poops_in_bags_and_leaves_them/

The poop man saga has come to an end. I’m updating partly because people were so supportive and genuinely concerned, and partly because the story is ridiculous.

I started where many people recommended. I called the local housing health department. I was asked if I wanted to issue a complaint to the owner of the property, which I did. A letter was to be sent to the landlord and an inspector would be sent out in 30 days to make sure things were handled.

That felt a little too long for me to wait, so I was advised to also call the non emergency number and the city council person. The non emergency line immediately told me the issue wasn’t in there jurisdiction, and while the secretary at the council persons office was EXTREMELY sympathetic, they couldn’t go above the health department when it came to these matters.

All seemed lost and I was trying to come to terms with the fact that I would never go outside ever again, until today. I creeped out my window to see my neighbor from the first floor (super cool guy) and another dude removing trash bag after trash bag from the apartment. As I was leaving my house, the unknown man introduced himself as the owner of the property, and began profusely apologizing. I retract and openly apologize for ever calling this man a slum lord. He is absolutely lovely and is just a nice guy trying to give people who are down on their luck a chance. I made sure to reassure him that we have no ill feelings or bad blood on our end towards him or his property, we were just grossed out and worried for our kids.

He filled me in about the poop neighbor refusing to answer any of his calls and pissing off the balcony. Apparently what made it come to a head was first floor neighbor watching poop neighbor strut up and down the street naked with no regard for any other human life. Shortly after, poop neighbor fell down the stairs drunk and broke some ribs which landed him in the hospital. Landlord and first floor neighbor took this opportunity to scope out the apartment and was horrified to say the least. They immediately called in cleaners, emptied the apartment and put padlocks on the gate and door.

I really hope poop neighbor gets the help he needs while in the hospital, but I’m also super thankful the landlord next door turned out to give a shit about his neighbors and didn’t just tell us to eff off. I will be calling the health department and retracting my complaint because of how quickly this guy acted. I don’t want to further impact his life negatively. I’m also thinking about sending him flowers and a thank you note.

Thanks to everyone that reached out and gave me advice and kind words of encouragement. I wouldn’t have been able to laugh and see the silly side of all this without you guys.

I am not the original poster. This is a repost.

Original poster is u/bloo_bizzy. Originally posted in r/legaladvice.