Issue with neighbour and garbage

Furts

Tranquil wrote: »

I believe most people are sympathetic to this unfortunate man and I am sure everyone would try their best to help him if they could. It sounds like he is struggling with a lot in his life, so the rubbish outside his home would be his least concern.
Despite the sad circumstances he is in and the empathy we should give our neighbours, you are completely within your rights to request council help through the environmental health department.
They help remove neighbours' excessive rubbish if they has not been a local solution (i.e. him actively responding to your request to move it). They are used to this sort of request for any sort of reason. If you saw in the news recently, there was an article about 'student rubbish' left on the streets in the summer when they leave their flats and the council picks it up with no problem, although clearly prevention should be more important!

So I think you should contact environmental health through your local authority council and take their advice. I think that is your only option, other than continuing to speak with him.
I predict someone that vulnerable will already have health and social care professionals involved in supporting them so your 'complaint' may actually be helpful in the professionals assessing the support he needs (all councils will investigate why someone is not disposing of their rubbish properly if it is brought to their attention).
Think of the similar situation in which you were concerned about a child's welfare or a domestic abuse situation - you would call for help immediately! I know this isn't in comparison to that in terms of severity, but the same principles apply - this person is struggling clearly and they need support.
Good luck!

I accept all this, but students rotting rubbish is in adifferent league to OP's situation. This situation is a neighbour who is storing rubble on his own car parking space. Nothing in that description could be deemed a health hazard. As for the rats - this is always said with every example. Who knows if they are there. But if so, why not put down a trap or some poison?

Tranquil

Furts wrote: »

I accept all this, but students rotting rubbish is in adifferent league to OP's situation. This situation is a neighbour who is storing rubble on his own car parking space. Nothing in that description could be deemed a health hazard. As for the rats - this is always said with every example. Who knows if they are there. But if so, why not put down a trap or some poison?

My apologies, I wasn't clear - the article about student rubbish was not 'black bin' rubbish but things like desks, toasters etc.
As far am I aware, it doesn't need to be a 'health hazard', by which I am assuming you mean rotting food? There aren't pre-defined categories for 'health hazard' rubbish and 'non health-hazard' rubbish, at least not in terms of excessive littering. At the very least, the OP said it wasn't just rubble but 'junk', so I assume that would come under your description of a health hazard.