I live in Lanikai, next to a house that was taken over by the state. In October, someone cleaned the yard. In January, a man asked me to keep an eye on the house. In return, I asked that someone clean the yard. Nothing happened. It's the end of April and still nothing has been done. I've had to call exterminators twice because of bugs. Can you help? City will clean up
overgrown yardYou're right about the property being an overgrown mess, but you should see some improvement soon.
And the state's not involved. The house was willed to the city Department of Community and Social Resources' Elderly Affairs Division, said Deputy Director Georgina Yuen. But the will is in probate and the property is not yet legally the city's.
However, the department believes it has "a moral responsibility" to do something, Yuen said.
In October, staff volunteers cleaned the yard. This time, the city Parks Department has agreed to lend a hand. Yuen was awaiting a "right of entry" approval from the estate and hoped to get the cleanup started by the end of May.
The City Council has already accepted the property for use as senior citizen housing, Yuen said.
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