NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- After years of battling with neighbors in Niagara Falls and City Hall, Henry Krawczyk said Friday he is finally ready to clean up the property surrounding his house on John Avenue.
"Finally, what I have is an agreement and I have a list that was presented to me today and on this list it tells me what they're expecting of me to cleanup or rearrange or come into compliance," said Krawczyk.
For Krawczyk, the problem began a few years ago when some neighbors began complaining about the stuff he has piled up in the yard adjacent to his house: firewood, a boat, several vehicles, bicycles, radiators, and cables.
This week, Krawczyk said the city gave him a deadline for cleaning up the yard, and to add to his troubles, they condemned the house.
"The condemned sign that's on my front door, it has nothing to do with my property and I also want to take light of the fact that two feet from the side of my house, that is commercial-rated property and I own the next two adjacent lots," said Krawczyk.
Krawczyk said much of what he has lying around his property he can find a use for. Other stuff he said he's willing to give away or dispose of.
"They want it where if somebody's driving by from the street, they don't see anything like some tires anything else out in the open like that. They want it either covered up or placed out of plain view from the street, which is, I consider very reasonable," said Krawczyk.
He'll have about a week to get that done. As far as the house, Krawczyk sids he may have to get an engineer to determine whether the houses' foundation is stable before the city can remove the condemned sign.
We stopped by the Department of Public Works but were unable to talk with anyone about Krawczyk's case.