Where is this house located? I offer free metal removal and buy junk vehicles on occasion. I could drop a few flyers off letting them know about my service. GreenGuysSeattle@gmail.com

Junkyard,

I suggest looking up the laws in regards to your situation. It may take some serious reading, but, it could work in your favor if the junk cars and miscellaneous debris could pose a potential health hazard….it attracts rats, etc.

If they may be breaking any laws, a kind anonymous note in the mailbox just may get some wheels rolling. Literally, if they have wheels that is.

Good luck.

If this is the house at the corner of 98th, it’s been a problem for years. At present, there are two vehicles on the street that have not moved for TWO YEARS. SPD no longer responds to abandoned vehicle complaints. I’ve submitted two in the last six months (it seemed reasonable given that the vehicles had not moved in more than a year) but the vehicles were not even tagged, much less removed.

From what I understand, the owner/tenant has had huge fines in the past for code violations, was forced to clean up and even spent some time in jail. He also uses the empty house adjacent to his for more junk storage.

Nothing will happen unless those of us in the vicinity rattle some cages. The complaints must come from more than one person. First, report the vehicles every 72 hours and keep doing so. I know it’s tiresome, but the City needs to know you/we won’t give up. Second, file a complaint for code violations. Do this for the other address as well; it will become obvious that the empty house is being used as a second dump site. I’m not sure if the house can be declared a nuisance property (there’s no apparent evidence of drugs) but that’s another angle to look into. Maybe it could just be condemned as uninhabitable…

Keep after the city! I have had similar issues in Arbor Heights (illegal backyard mechanic), and they WILL come out!