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People in an Oregon neighborhood are facing thousands of dollars in damages after a Toledo Edison transformer caught fire. They claim knew something was wrong and told Toledo Edison weeks in advance, but the company didn’t do anything.
A cockroach infestation is becoming an epidemic in one Toledo neighborhood and neighbors say the unwelcome insects are all coming from one house.
One of Ohio’s smallest villages has a big problem.
A Toledo woman says the house next door to her on Parkside Blvd. has always been a problem and since the owner died more than a year ago, it’s only gotten worse.
“I’ve been calling around to Toledo Edison. Edison says, ‘Call the City of Toledo.’ Toledo says, ‘Call the cable company.’ Cable company says, ‘Call the mayor.’ Everybody is passing the buck,” Fortson said.
If you think there’s a house in your community that poses a danger to you and your neighbors, report it to the City through Engage Toledo. Be sure to include photos and details about why you think the property should be a candidate for emergency demolition.
Neighborly disputes can happen anywhere, anytime and be over anything. How can fighting neighbors compromise?
This week, we’re taking a look at two nuisances that got solved.
The Ohio Department of Transportation says it’s planning to expand I-475 and that could require ODOT to seize property, even entire homes.
A day after 13 Action News called Toledo Edison, crews connected the power. Now the city just needs to program the lights.
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Falling trees are a hazard more people have experienced with several recent severe storms sweeping through the region.
The Laneys were given three days to fix the problem which is much shorter than they typical 30 day deadline.
Doris Frankhauser has lived in her neighborhood since the 70s and one by one, she’s watched the homes around her fall to ruin.
With grass waving in the wind and wildflowers dotting the landscape, it looked more like the grasslands of South Dakota than a backyard in Toledo.
A small crack in a home’s foundation has grew into a gapping concern for a neighbor.
Residents in the area say the properties pollute the neighborhood which is just feet away from Navarre Elementary School.
Neighbors on Norwood Avenue say they want the city of step up, because they have taken care of the abandoned house next door for too long.
Neighbors on Nebraska Ave want the abandoned house attracting animals either taken care of or torn down.
Some people living on Indiana Avenue say they want the abandoned home infested with pests to be demolished.
Neighbors on Maplewood say the abandoned property is dangerous and making the whole street look bad.
An abandoned apartment building next door to a Toledo woman has fallen apart into her backyard.
People living nearby the abandoned house on Valleywood say the place is not just an eyesore, it's a danger to families.
Patricia Rose says her neighbor's chimney fell on her house causing damage over a week ago, and she wants it fixed ASAP.
Neighbors on Burton Ave want the abandoned homes gone because they say it's dangerous to neighborhood kids.
Oak Street residents are dissatisfied with the city's cleanup job.
Sweetgum balls falling from a city tree are troubling an elderly Toledo man.
Neighbors living in Toledo's Old West End want the demolished eyesore on the corner of Fulton and Winthrop cleaned up.
People living on Peak Avenue say the home has become a parking lot and dumping ground, but what is most concerning is the crumbling foundation.
Neighbors on Moss Street in Toledo are concerned about a burned-down house.
The Old West End home on Glenwood has seen better days. After being ransacked and catching fire, neighbors want it gone.
Neighbors are concerned about an overgrown house that is covered in trees on all sides.
Neighbors living on Palmer Street say if another fire takes place on the vacant lot they may not be so lucky.
People living near by the overgrown house on Erie street worry because they can't see what going on on the abandoned property.
People living on Apple Ave. say they've had it with a vacant lot turned junk yard.
Members of Trinity Faith Tabernacle say they feel unsafe parking or walking near they vacant eyesore.
People living on Barrows Street say they've attempted for years to get a resolution for the overgrown eyesore. Now, they're ready for action.
The woman living next door said the vacant property's sinkholes make her feel unsafe in her own home.
Neighbors say the home has been an eyesore since a fire left it in disrepair five years ago.
Residents living nearby the vacant home on Navarre Avenue say the place isn't safe, and they were told it would be gone a long time ago.
Neighbors on Tracy Street say the tire stockpile has been a problem for years, and they don't understand why it persist.
Neighbors living near Seaman Street say the notice for demolition was posted 3 years ago, and now something has to be done.
People living the vacant and racoon infested home on Seaman Street say they've tried for years to get the place torn down.
Residents of Raintree Village say the abandoned trailers and dumpsters have gotten out of hand.
Joanna Quinn said it worries her living next to the two eyesores, she wants them torn down as soon as possible.
Concerned residents said it's heartbreaking to see the graves of WWII veterans in such poor condition.
A Toledo man says tree branches at Parklane Mobile Homes have been falling on his trailer, causing damage and often creating a jarring "boom."
Condemned house on Loch Lomond attracting animals and emitting odors.
Residents of the neighborhood say the Parkside Boulevard home has become a looting target following the owner's death.
Overgrown house on Dexter street making next-door neighbors uncomfortable.
Bill Hawkins says city crews destroyed his lawn while making necessary repairs to water and gas lines. He wants it fixed.