If the dwellings are located within the limits of a town or county that has enacted a minimum housing code pursuant to Part 6 of Article 19 of G.S. Chapter 160A, then a group of five or more persons can demand that the inspector conduct an investigation. Under G.S. 160A-443, a public officer appointed under a city or county minimum housing ordinance must conduct a preliminary investigation whenever a petition is filed by at least five “residents” of the county or city charging that a dwelling is unfit for human habitation.

We have made numerous complaints to the town of Biscoe and the Montgomery county health inspector. The complaints are several years old. The inspector does not seem interested in filing for condemnation of these properties.

Recently the town maintenance dept had to come turn the water hydrant hoses on to wash away raw sewage coming for one of the trailers because the building does not have running water. The sewage was running down a small stream and building up behind neighboring houses.

The town maint. came to shovel garbage and trash from another trailer. Other trailers have trash and garbage is thrown out the door. One trailer appears to have no lights or water yet it remains occupied.
There are several trailers in extremely poor conditions. Some without running water or lights. Problem of sewage, Trash around buildings.

The landlord re-rents a trailer as soon as a tenant moves without painting.

These landlords own another trailer park on Bruton Street which is also in disrepair. Town Mgmt says these buildings are not zoned as a trailer park so they cannot tell the landlord to move them.

We need help,
Sincerely, Bruton Street Block Assn.