Benson Exterior Front

Dilapidated, abandoned house from 1920s surrounded by a junkyard

Line Map of Benson House

• Freeway

Benson House (Subject Property)

Neighbor with junked cars everywhere

Abandoned house surrounded by junkyard

Neighbors with a fence made out of four different building materials

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Exterior Back

• View south from the back patio

Northeast View

Northeast View

Exterior-west view

Exterior Northwest

The subject property is surrounded by a junkyard full of cars and trailers that the owner refuses to clean up

Neighboring house is abandoned and totally dilapidated. Squatters from the freeway across the street are regularly encountered.

Exterior North

• Freeway

Subject property is set behind this house.

Exterior east view• View is filled with trash. Owner has

been cited several times for years by the county and refuses to clean up.

Trailers in Backyard

Illegal trailer park with underground, unpermitted sewer, electrical and water lines tapped into the Benson house utilities and septic.

Exterior roof and wall damage

• Completely unprofessional stucco job. Water damage after just one year.

Soffit is rotting.

Roof has surface soft spots evidence of frame deterioration.

Ext. Electrical

• Unsightly electrical work all around the back of the house. There is an illegal connection to the service that dangerously supplies 4 mobile homes in the back yard. Half of the interior lights are not functioning.

Exterior wall damage shoddy repairs

• “Hand done” stucco repairs by a layman, already falling apart after only a year

Interior Walls, Floor

• Floor installation incorrect. Floor is buckling after one year.

Sheetrock texture is haphazard and unprofessional

Doors need repair

Interior Electric• All the ceiling lights in the living

room and bedrooms do not have power. Extensive repairs are required after shoddy remodeling.

Exposed Romex in closet presents hazard.

Interior Plumbing • Plumbing goes into the

foundation and is costly to repair. Plumbing is backed up permanently in the west bathroom. It needs to be completely redone to free drain. This standing water has collected for 2 weeks since snaking and chemicals were tried.

Stains and deposits from backed up water are ruining the sink and tub

Rubber floor stripping covers tub porcelain damage

Comparable Property6625 Craycroft Rd. Sold $59,000

7/31/06

Comparable Property 6633 Craycroft Rd. $70,000 Sold

Comparable Property Recently Sold (7/31/06) $25,097 976sf

4141 E. Frankfort Stravenue

Comparable Property5759 Ray Stravenue

2/2007 $65,000 1364sf