PARSIPPANY — At the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council meeting on Tuesday, September 25, the council members passed Resolution 2018-160 to place a lien on 19 Jefferson Avenue, Lake Hiawatha, for failure to abate dangerous conditions on the property.
As a result of complaints received from neighbors, an inspection of the property confirmed an overgrown lawn, bushes, weeds, fallen branches and the presence of substantial debris. The property, owned by Jean A. Walrath, appears to be uninhabited and is being used for storage of personal items. Notices of Violations were sent out on June 6, 2018 and June 21, 2018. There was a hearing scheduled on September 13, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Parsippany Municipal Building, to discuss the owner’s failure to abate the violations, at which time Ms. Walrath failed to appear.
Due to the lack of response and the condition of the property, the Director of Planning, Zoning, Housing, Fire Prevention and Construction has determined that the property has been abandoned.
The township will hire an outside contractor at a cost not to exceed $4,000.00 and will place a lien on the property and will become a part of taxes next assessed and levied upon the property.
