Cynthia Halsey, a first-time homeowner who bought a house in 2022, said as time went on, an unwelcomed neighbor moved in.
“As you can see, it’s brush. It’s like a jungle. It’s more than grass,” Halsey said.
Next to her home is a lot with trash scattered all around, from plastic bags, cans, tires, and that’s not at all.
“HPD pulled stolen cars out of here. We’ve had prostitutes come back here with their johns. We’d had people here sleeping on the lot, and I’ve reported all of that,” Halsey said.
She told ABC13 that she’s been trying to get the city to clean up the mess for two years by calling the Houston Department of Neighborhoods.
“I feel like it’s fallen on deaf ears, and nobody is here to help. I’m a taxpayer. It shouldn’t be like this,” Halsey said.
On Thursday, she went to speak with a member of Councilwoman Caroyln Evans Shabazz’s team and didn’t get a clear answer.
ABC13 met with the councilwoman earlier for an interview, and there hasn’t been any action taken in two years.