A dead Villager’s house with a reverse mortgage has eroded into a neighborhood eyesore.
The property at 2051 Thurmond Ave. in the Mount Vernon Villas in the Village of Liberty Park was the subject of a public hearing Friday morning before the Community Development District 5 Board of Supervisors at SeaBreeze Recreation Center. The property was purchased in 2005 by Wanda Albert for $134,600.
A complaint about the property was received on April 18. Community Standards visited the property and confirmed violations including dead grass, overgrown grass and mold on the home. Community Standards made contact with “a friend who was visiting,” and explained to the friend about the violations. When Community Standards attempted to followup, it turned out Albert’s phone had been disconnected. She died on May 4.
Albert’s daughter Wendie contacted Community Standards and said she was “trying to work on the property” but said she was recovering from surgery. Staff followed up with Wendie on Monday and she said she had turned the home back over to the reverse mortgage company. For the moment, Wanda Albert remains the homeowner of record, according to Community Standards.
A neighbor, Christopher Whelpley, testified at the hearing and he was clearly frustrated with the situation. He said he has seen members of Wanda Albert’s family at the home…