Overgrown yard creates a breeding floor for rodents, neighbor says – Motion Information Jax

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville homeowner said his neighbor’s overgrown yard is becoming a breeding ground for snakes and rats. Now he claims that they are sneaking into his property.

Sam Riddick has lived on Dunmire Avenue in northwest Jacksonville for about 40 years. He said his neighbor’s garden hadn’t been tended for 5 months.

“It’s kind of scary because you get up in the morning and you don’t know what you’re going to go into when you walk out the door,” he said.

Overgrown courtyards are the top cause of regulation violations, according to the City of Jacksonville.

At the address on Dunmire Ave. a code violation due to overgrowth was found back in October 2019.

Action News Robert Grant from Jax spoke to the tenants of the house. They said they had to contact their landlord to take care of it, but all they saw was spiders on the porch.

“It’s up to five feet tall”: A homeowner in northwest Jacksonville says his neighbor’s garden has become a breeding ground for rodents. Now they are crawling into his garden. On @ActionNewsJax at 10: What to do if there is a disruptive property in your neighborhood. pic.twitter.com/RtS3BRaKcn

– Robert Grant (@RobertANJax) June 25, 2021

We left a voicemail for the landlord, but at the time of this writing we haven’t received any feedback.

The city will let Action News Jax know if you have a problem in your neighborhood, call 630-CITY or go to the MyJax app on your phone to file a complaint. An inspector will go over the property and the homeowner will have 15 days to fix the problem after the breach.

If it’s not fixed, the city could hire a private contractor and mortgage the property for the cost.

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