a question about a council property

tattoed_bum

i live in a small street with only 21 houses the old edwardian terraced type ,we dont have any front gardens and the front doors open on to the street ,
the property next door to us is being used by the council as temporary housing for families on the housing list ,well the tenants that have been there for a few months moved out yesterday and have left a huge mess out the front on the pavement ,there are broken toys ,boxes loads of cardboard and a broken buggy ,
I phoned the council this morning to see if they would come and clean it up and was told that the person who deals with that is off on holiday at the minute and not to worry as they will come and clean it up before the next tenants move in but it could take a few weeks .

are the council allowed to do this ? i have to try and get passed all this to get to my car i am fuming :mad:

cattie

Sounds a bit off & certainly not acceptable that the stuff may be left lying there for a few weeks.

Is any of it the kind of thing dustment would take away?

In my area we have a council service called something like cleansweep & I believe you can call them if you see things left on pavements & such that shouldn't be there. But this wouldn't include things like domestic rubbish left outside a house.

I think I'd be considering picking it up & dumping it in back garden of said house so I don't have to look at it everytime I open my front door if it is likely to be there for a matter of weeks.

the_rottweiler

I have a tiny 5ft square paved front "garden" and when I moved in the binmen refused to collect the bags from just inside the wall. When I asked the refuse company why, I was told I had to put it on the street.
I explained that the pavement was only 3ft wide and would be dangerous to parents with buggies, or even wheelchairs and could be classed as obstructing the public highway.
They agreed with me and I have not had a problem since.
Perhaps you could call the council and use this reason.

tattoed_bum

i dont know if they are being funny as the street is all privately owned the house actually belongs to a guy who works for the council and from what i gather he then rents it to the council who then use it to home homeless families so im not sure if he is responsible for cleaning it all up .

i did explain to them that i have a 6 yr old who is deaf and partially sighted so it is a hazard to him but they just were not interested

Fire_Fox

Write a recorded delivery letter stating the safety issues addressed to the head of department. Phone calls are easily ignored.

DawnW

Email your local councillor as well. That should get it sorted!

superfran_uk

Move it into the street and then phone the council again and report it as a fly tip. They have to clear it within 24 hours or something, or it will affect their performance stats.

tbs624

Report it via http://www.fixmystreet.com/ - you can even upload photos - and check out who your local councillors are at http://www.councillor.gov.uk/