Living in residential yard with no restroom access - urine odor (seattle)

[Seacove]

And I'm wondering what she's watching on her TV.

[Ira500]

I'm so sorry you're going through this. It's got to be a continual, major stress inducer. It's not sustainable. Either the neighbor will kick his son out, or he'll go to jail, or he'll OD. Anyway, the specific ordinance he's violating( besides using meth) is:
Seattle Municipal Code

[Magnolia Bloom]

Originally Posted by mkarch

We could stay in the same neighborhood, but I think the upper parts of Ballard, either Loyal Heights, Whittier heights or Sunset Hill would be our first choice. The main compromise we had to make on this house was that the neighborhood isn't as walkable as we'd like. Obviously we never thought we'd end up buying next to a crazy meth freak in an otherwise quiet, low crime neighborhood.

Of all the friends and family we've talked to about the situation, nobody has dealt with anything quite this disruptive or bizarre.

Another neighbor mentioned she has "neighbor problems" as well - apparently they complained that her TV was visible from their living room. I wish I had her problems!

Meth?! Then by all means, contact the police. They can use the public health concern to get other authorities to join them in paying him a visit.

[mkarch]

Originally Posted by Ira500

I'm so sorry you're going through this. It's got to be a continual, major stress inducer. It's not sustainable. Either the neighbor will kick his son out, or he'll go to jail, or he'll OD. Anyway, the specific ordinance he's violating( besides using meth) is:
Seattle Municipal Code

You know what's funny? I put the fence up to cover a hole in the hedge the meth head cut to access our driveway. The hole became an area he'd use to stare or yell at us, so I figured it was time to close it off. Right after that, he started using it as his private restroom. So it's debatable whether it's "visible" since it's behind a fence inside a thick hedge.

I agree, he's probably not going to last too long in his current state - however if he merely get sent to a 30 day rehab he'll be back, and back using again in 5-6 weeks. Which is what happened the last 2 times this year he was sentenced to rehab. From reading about other people's experiences with addiction problems, some users are able to keep this up for YEARS.

Originally Posted by Magnolia Bloom

Meth?! Then by all means, contact the police. They can use the public health concern to get other authorities to join them in paying him a visit.

Not a high priority for the police. Believe me, this was one of the first things I asked when he started walking around high and 'visiting' (er... begging off) neighbors.