Sharpsburg neighbors living next to abandoned home frustrated by absentee landlord

People who live next to a blighted and abandoned property in Sharpsburg say they’re living in a nightmare.

“Raccoons, rats. We can’t sit out here at night because of the mosquitoes, flies,” said neighbor Bill Fitzpatrick.

The weeds in the backyard of a home on 21st Street have grown over 10 feet tall. Neighbors say it’s crawling with vermin. They say the empty house is full of mold and mildew and raccoons have made it a hotel of their own…

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