TOLEDO, Ohio — The city of Toledo has declared a neglected south Toledo mobile home park “unfit for human habitation,” and told its three remaining households they need to seek alternative housing.
The city said in a bulletin Friday that Riverside Mobile Home Park, located just off City Park Avenue near the Anthony Wayne Trail, was unsanitary and dangerous, and described living conditions as “inhumane.” It said the cause of these problems was “years of owner neglect.”
Additionally, the Department of Building and Code Compliance identified structural decay, a lack of water and sewer service, and hazardous electrical conditions. These are serious threats to resident safety, the city said.
Residents notified: “A real danger”
The park’s three households have been given 30 days to vacate the property. The Toledo Police Community Services Section and the Toledo-Lucas County Homelessness Board contacted residents to help them navigate relocation…