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First, we thank LCI and NHPD for coming out on a Sunday night and removing the illegal occupants on the 2nd floor of the mold-infested house at 17 Nash Street. Unfortunately at least two of the former inhabitants are there this morning, sitting the 2nd floor porch where they can survey the street for police, and they are staying well beyond the time it would take to remove their things. They have left both the front and the back doors wide open, making the house accessible to thieves and squatters. The landlord has not been seen in weeks and has made no visible attempt to secure the house. Will LCI see to it that the house is secure and will NHPD please drive by in unmarked cars? Thank you again for helping with the 9 months of fears and woes that the landlord of 17 Nash Street has caused New Haven and its taxpayers.
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joseph (Guest)
MTArch (Guest)
MTArch (Guest)
Having bought and sold houses nearby, I am confident that neither the Housing authority nor the court mandates x number of HUD/Section 8 housing units but if there is such a law on the books, please cite it here since Click Fix offers a great education in how cities work.
I agree with you Joseph, we should fight blight together and hope that you will join us in watching 17 after the windows get boarded up tomorrow. Please call the police when you see people coming and going. Thanks also for the interesting fact that -was it #23??- fueled the start of LCI. After what Little Nash Street has been through, I'm gaining respect and admiration for LCI and Building Inspectors and Lt. R's work at the NHPD.
joseph (Guest)
MTArch (Guest)
Section 8 profiteer (Guest)
The slumlord/owner of 17 Nash, last name Gyamfi, also owns other rundown and neglected properties on Nash St. and in New Haven. 30 Nash St., also a rundown, neglected property, was owned by Gyamfi; however, the property was foreclosed on and it is now owned by Bank of New York Mellon Trust. See attached screen shot, from Vision Appraisal.
Regarding Elm Haven housing project, the city was obligated to find housing for the former tenants, which explains why the area roughly bordered by the Boulevard, Whalley and Blake St. was pretty much ruined by an influx of Section 8 profiteers and people with major social issues.
joseph (Guest)
Concerned (Guest)
MT (Guest)
LCI will soon board up the side yards that allow anybody to sneak into the condemned house.
Thank you LCI.
Moving forward, we all need to keep in mind that people who trespass in empty houses sometimes do so with a malicious intent. They can pose a serious danger to a community and to themselves.
When ANYONE, even the landlord sets foot on a condemned property, unless that person is accompanied by a policeman or a person wearing an LCI sweatshirt, they are breaking the law and should be reported to the police without a second's delay. Don't wait, please dial 911 and please keep your eyes on #17 Nash Street as well as the silver auto with white "flame" decals and loud music that some of the trespassers sometimes use.
MT
PS. Don't be deceived. One of the trespassers has a vest that says "Security" . It has some florescent orange and yellow trim.
Economic parasite (Guest)
Gyamfi appears to be a serial defaulter and a non-payer of water/sewer bills - a leech on society.
Makes one wonder who is giving the Gyamfis mortgages and why?
Rob Smuts (Registered User)
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