That is fine and I get that but I've been reporting this since May. First by the web site, then wait two weeks before calling the code complaince office, and then wait two more weeks before I call the Mayor's office. I have had to this this year after year three times a year since 2007. I'm sure you can understand my frustration when no action is taken when it is first reported and being that this has been years in the making quite honestly I'm getting tired of the lack of response by the code complaince office. Thank you for following up on it Ms. Wood as you are the only one who has gotten back to me and I do appriecate it. The code complaince office will not even return my phone calls.

I do understand your frustration with regards to this situation. When you are ask to record information in a certain manner and than not to receive conformation that it is being dealt with is difficult. I will make sure your concerns about the process are communicated with Code Compliance.

Thank you

Still no progress on getting this property cleaned up. Any help by the Mayor's office or Ms. Wood would be appreciated.

I will check with Code Compliance on where the status of this complaint.

thank you ... Also, here is the info from the first time I reported it this year off this site if this helps my case any ....

Issue ID:1058901
Viewed:18 times
Neighborhood:Lansing
Reported via:http://www.lansingmi.gov
Reported:on 05-01-2014

Hello Ms. Wood,
I contacted the Mayor’s office and yes I got another intern. Good Lord! Anyway, she let me know she contacted the code compliance office and spoke to Scott Sanford who was not aware of the issue and the first he heard about this property was on July 15th and will follow up accordingly. At this point I do have to say if I can get the media involved somehow I will. It is not because of this house anymore but because of the lack of action taken by the code compliance office and the Mayor's office. It is like the blind leading the blind. Seriously! All you have to do is go take a look at this place for yourself and you will know why I have been complaining for the past 7 years and as the years have gone on the code compliance office is getter worse at its job. Why do we pay them our tax paying dollars? I can say I am part of the Tecumseh Neighborhood Association and I make sure there will be no votes for our current mayor in the next election. He cannot even keep regular staff to handle calls.

There is still branches in the backyard but the code compliance office stated on a news story they will not take care of this house or any of the issues with this house. They specifically said, "Neighbors need to step in and help" as the code compliance office simply has to much work to follow up on all the issues that plague the City of Lansing. What does the code compliance officers get paid for then if not to help beautify our city?

I've cut the grass for the first 5 years this house was abandon and decided a couple of years ago enough is enough. If the city has called in a company to come clean up the home over the years they have been taken as the company only came out 3 or 4 times over the past 3 years. This will be year 8 the home sits instead of the owner renting it out to someone who can use it or simply sell it if he cannot or will not take care of it.

Hi Chris, You've done your share and then some to care for this property, good on you! Sounds like this property may be abandoned? The owner might be long gone and not looking back? If it's been empty 7 years selling it or renting it probably isn't possible.There are too many properties like this in Lansing to keep count of. I hesitate to say things that may speak poorly about Lansing but know this problem is nationwide. Same is true of city services nationwide, CC is overwhelmed w complaints, obligations, settling issues, following up, offering solutions, and enforcement. They have to prioritize their efforts and if this property, like so many others in all of our neighborhoods, isn't an immediate, significant danger to someone or someone's property...well, you know where I'm going w this. It is true, they are doing all they can in a weeks time to keep up. Hopefully the financial situation many cities are struggling with to provide services will be temporary. I don't think Lansing will become a ghost town as has happened in areas around the country. We've got to hang on and see this through.

Just over the past week it looks like the owners grandchildren stopped by to fix up the place or maybe it was sold in auction. Either way it is nice to see someone take responsibility for this property.