Neighbors in need of help are the subject of an ongoing KMBC 9 News survey of abandoned properties on both sides of the state line. The last property to highlight is in Raytown, off East 67th Street. If the property mower has done work in the yard recently, it’s hard to see. “He needs help,” said Dave Cain, who lives near the house. He called KMBC 9 News saying he was looking for a solution after staring at the boards on the windows here for more than a month “My opinion is the squeaky wheel gets the oil, and I squeak,” he said. -he declares. Not even two hours after KMBC emailed Raytown town leaders about concerns about the property, a yellow sign appeared in the front yard after a Raytown inspector cited the property for an overgrown yard . An inspector also cited the owner for a garbage violation. The homeowner has five days to fix weeds and tall grass and 10 days to remove litter, trash and debris, according to a city spokeswoman. KMBC 9 Investigates also spoke with the owner. She said the property was tied to a legal battle, but promised to start work on the property this month. KMBC promised a follow-up. Looking at the house for more than a year, neighbors said more could have been done to keep the property in better condition. In 2019, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed legislation to give neighbors legal protection to clean up abandoned properties, but this law does not apply to the house since it is in Raytown. Missouri’s Good Neighbor Law allows neighbors in Kansas City, Independence, or St. Louis to come to an abandoned property to help out if it’s in poor condition. Cain said he hopes state lawmakers might also consider areas like Raytown. “That would help,” he said. He also hopes for a more permanent solution here soon. If you would like help with an abandoned property near you, email investigations@kmbc.com.
Neighbors in need of help are the subject of an ongoing KMBC 9 News survey of abandoned properties on both sides of the state line.
The last property to highlight is in Raytown, off East 67th Street.
If the property’s mower has recently done work in the yard, it’s hard to see.
“He needs help,” said Dave Cain, who lives near the house.
He called KMBC 9 News saying he was looking for a solution after staring at signs on windows here for over a year.
“My opinion is that the squeaky wheel gets the oil, and I squeak,” he said.
Not even two hours after KMBC emailed Raytown town leaders about concerns about the property, a yellow sign appeared in the front yard after a Raytown inspector cited the property for a overgrown yard. An inspector also cited the owner for a garbage violation. The homeowner has five days to correct weeds and tall grass and 10 days to remove litter, trash and debris, according to a city spokeswoman.
KMBC 9 Investigates also spoke with the owner. She said the property was tied to a legal battle, but promised to start work on the property this month. KMBC promised a follow-up.
Looking at the house for over a year, neighbors said more could have been done to keep the property in better condition.
In 2019, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed a law to give neighbors legal protection to clean up abandoned properties, but that law doesn’t apply to the house since it’s in Raytown. Missouri’s Good Neighbor Law allows neighbors in Kansas City, Independence, or St. Louis to come to an abandoned property to help out if it’s in poor condition.
Cain said he hopes state lawmakers might also consider areas like Raytown.
“That would help,” he said.
He also hopes for a more permanent solution here soon.
If you would like help with an abandoned property near you, email investigations@kmbc.com.
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