Eyesore of unfinished homes face wrecking crews as city clamps down.
In news that will gladden the hearts of local lawn service and weed spraying companies, an Albuquerque home builder only has six weeks to get some of his homes in shape, or else the city will tear them down. The unfinished properties were built by Longford Homes and have become crime magnets and eyesores for more than a year.
Neighbors say the group of homes have become well known for attracting prostitution, illegal dumping, break-ins, burglaries, vandalism, even a couple having sex in a garage, since Eyewitness News 4 broke the story last year.
One way or another, the problem will end by June 1st. That’s the deadline city officials have given Longford Homes to restart construction and clean up the weeds and garbage. If that deadline is not met, the city will roll in its bulldozers and flatten five or six of the problematic homes at a cost of more than $60,000 to the taxpayers.
You can read the full story here or watch the Eyewitness News video below.
