The pictures below show the situation of the house at 3508 N. Marengo, an area of nice, middle-class homes. The neighbor who took them tells Altadenablog that the house was used as an indoor pot farm and was busted in early August. Since then, a cleaning crew has been in, but all the stuff they cleaned out has been stacked out front and deteriorating for weeks, attracting rats, mosquitos, and other vermin.
Our reader tells us that she's called several county authorities about the situation, and hasn't gotten any cooperation.
Trash was cleared out, then stacked in the driveway. Our reader tells us that if you wait around long enough, you can see the rats scamper.
A daytime view of the driveway. Some of this trash has been cleared.
The neglect has caused the brush to dry up, creating a fire and health hazard.
The view from the street.
A foreclosure notice on the front door, with the information phone number torn off.
