This week’s Northeast News heap of the week is a real doozy! Located in the Indian Mound neighborhood, 5507 Smart is this week’s nomination. According to Codes Inspector Travis Silvers, this once lovely Bungalow home has a case history that reads like a what’s what of property maintenance violations that date back to an initial inspection on April 2, 2014. Rank weeds, unapproved storage, failure to register a rental dwelling, Missing screens, exterior surface not protected and the list goes on and on. The property is, as you may have guessed by now part of a portfolio of properties owned by American Estate and Trust in Las Vegas NV. A little over $3700 in back taxes is owed on the property which, according to Silvers is set to go to the courthouse steps in the near future.

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