| NorthHill Gal | 08-07-2009 09:58 PM |
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Originally Posted by shamrocks
(Post 2714553)
This mooring I decided to take another look at the Heaven Can wait web site. I read what others have posted an thought that I should take a step back and look at this again. Maybe this lady was really tiring and just got overwhelmed. Today on her web site she explains herself ( I do not agree with most of her explanations but that is just me) this is the link if you care to read it. THE TRUTH
| I did go to the above link and read what they have to say. The house did have city orders when the house was obtained. We had looked at the house when it was on the market and was told that the bank was unable to clear all the liens off the property, so it was taken off the market and then Heaven Can Wait received the property.
As for Jodi & the Akron Health Department... if you work with them and show progress - they will work with you. I currently own multiple properties which were obtained with city orders on them. Jodi and the Health Department didn't single out this place... they were in the area. They hit our in the area just a few weeks before they went to this property. Jodi has a job to do! Her job is to make sure progress continues on the houses in their system and at some point are removed because all orders are complete or the house is knocked down. Yes, if more issues are found they will be added to the orders... just as they have done on our houses. It can be Jody, but that is the job of the inspector... to make sure the house are in good condition when they are removed from the system.
Also as to chipping paint... the house is very old. Which means that the chipping paint - probably contains lead. Which is a big problem in the area this house is located. Meaning that chipping paint - even if a "small" area is a health hazard and should be a concern of the home owner not just the health department. Especially if children/elderly are coming around to "view" the animals for adoption or "volunteer" in the house. Lead can cause major health issues to children & elderly.
In addition to the conditions the animals had to live and the smell that could be smelled at the street (which couldn't have been good for all those little noses and eyes)... my other issue is that one of the people that ran this place is an Akron City Council member. Which means that she helps make the rules she didn't follow. If I was to house over 100 animals in my 4 bedroom home - I can't imagine what the city would do to me! Can you imagine over 100 animals in an 1868 sq ft house. Yes, they may have cleaned the cages once a day, but animals go to the bathroom more then once a day. And many people say the property was cleaned weekly, but with over 100 animals on the property was once a week enough? I know cleaning my house once a week is out of the question and I only having 2 cats, 2 birds and 3 kids... or my house is not liveable.
I think they were trying to help the animals, but they took on more then they or the house could handle. Which put the animals in an unhealthy living enviroment. And I understand why Jodi felt it was necessary to get the search warrant and raid the house and shut it down. Like i said... I saw the house when it was on the market with city orders on it & in my opinion the house look like it was in worse shape when it was raided then it was when I looked at it. Plus, Heaven Can Wait refused to allow the Akron Health Department into property for almost a year... AHD needs to update the files atleast every 60 days as long as the property is in their system. Like I said Jodi & the people at the health department were just doing their jobs! It wasn't any form of revenge as they keep saying it was! | 