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Originally Posted by ohiogolf

There is a courtyard villa has been unlived in (abandoned) since mid-summer 2011. The grass in the front yard is high but, being Winter, is somewhat dormant and not too unsightly. The grass in the back yard, however, is more than a foot and a half tall and extremely thick. A lawn service stopped about a month ago but left without doing anything.

On the lanai is a dead possum. There is a doggie door from the outside into the lanai and another doggie door from the lanai into the house.

According to a notice on the front door, the house has been winterized to prevent drying out of traps in drains, etc. Otherwise, nothing has been done to the home since before last summer.

Calls from neighbors have been made to The Villages Watch and Community Standards offices with no results. The response is that the interior of the home is not their concern and the exterior appears ok from the front.

The problem is what might be living inside the house due to the doggie door(s) access. If a dead possum in on the inside of the lanai, what more is going on, and what is living in the tall grass (weeds) in the backyard...a rodent infestation???

One of the previous owners is deceased and the other is in a nursing home as far as the neighbors know.

If anyone has a suggestion as to whom to call about this problem, the neighbors would greatly appreciate it. Also, any ideas as to how to locate the actual owners of the house as it is most likely not the previous residents would be appreciated.

Why not call the Sheriff and state your concerns?