{"id":1581317,"date":"2022-07-31T09:46:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T13:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1581317"},"modified":"2022-07-31T09:47:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T13:47:33","slug":"trouble-in-paradise-portland-residents-try-to-sell-off-homes-taken-over-by-squatters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trouble-in-paradise-portland-residents-try-to-sell-off-homes-taken-over-by-squatters\/","title":{"rendered":"Trouble in Paradise: Portland Residents Try to Sell Off Homes Taken Over by Squatters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrouble-in-paradise-portland-residents-try-to-sell-off-homes-taken-over-by-squatters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1581317&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>A two bedroom, three bathroom single family home has been placed on the market in Portland\u2019s Southeast neighborhood for $330,000.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>There\u2019s a catch though. The buyer that ultimately ends up purchasing the home will be tasked with removing squatters that have taken over the property. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\"><\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>The home, placed for sale on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/realestateandhomes-detail\/5256-SE-Flavel-St_Portland_OR_97206_M18208-82478\">Realtor.com<\/a>, features photos only of the outside of the house, which sits at 5256 SE Flavel St. These exterior photos show copious amounts of trash strewn around the backyard, as well as numerous broken cars in the driveway.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately there are squatters on the property and seller does not have resources to remove them and is willing to negotiate the price for a buyer to take the risk of closing,&#8221; the house\u2019s listing reads on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/realestateandhomes-detail\/5256-SE-Flavel-St_Portland_OR_97206_M18208-82478\">Realtor.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-27-10.56.34.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>The neighborhood has reportedly become a hub of <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/starbucks-employees-attacked-in-la-by-homeless-vagrants-with-metal-chairs-barista\/\">homeless<\/a> people taking advantage of vacant homes, with neighbors saying that they now live in fear for their safety.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/local\/homeless\/se-portland-vacant-homes-squatters-houseless\/283-14b7d03c-2031-4ab0-a5c3-ce74eb97f6c0\">KGW8<\/a>, neighbors have begun barricading unused doors in their houses, investing in security systems, and buying things like baseball bats intended for self protection.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s unbearable to watch your whole city become a dumpster fire,&#8221; said Annette Benedetti, who lives near homes on Southeast 67th Avenue that have sat abandoned and have since had numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/exclusive-fugitive-with-felony-warrant-being-housed-in-homeless-shelters-at-seattle-taxpayers-expense\/\">homeless<\/a> people move in, with RVs lining the streets.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>In early July, Benedetti said that 16 homeless people had moved into the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s a living nightmare,&#8221; added Dustin Shannon, another neighbor who has lived there for 19 years. &#8220;There\u2019s no peace of mind, there is no sleeping well at night \u2014 every little noise, I\u2019m jumpy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Shannon\u2019s backyard is next to one of these Southeast Portland vacant homes, and he frequently picks up needles and trash from a path that runs behind his house, an area that he no longer lets his grandson play in.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;It just gets worse and worse by the day, more and more of them are showing up,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Stolen cars are showing up, they\u2019ve got a pile of garbage out back that is taller than me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Both Benedetti and Shannon describe violence and shootings in the area, with limited police response due to staffing shortfalls.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve barricaded our backdoor at this point, blocked it off,&#8221; said Shannon. &#8220;We\u2019re not gun proponents, but we\u2019ve invested in that. We\u2019ve got a security system in place and I keep a bat at both my back and front door.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Another one of these vacant homes stands at the corner of SE Division Street and 76th Avenue, just a couple miles away from Flavel st.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>This property previously had homeless people living in it, and caught fire. The owner of the property had plans to remodel the home, but the plans fell through shortly before the fire.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Now, a couple lives in the run down home, with neighbors telling <a href=\"https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/local\/squatter-house-wont-go-away-in-se-portland-oregon-vagrants\">KATU2<\/a> that the pair scopes the neighborhood for things to take from cars and houses.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;We feel very vulnerable here because they\u2019re so bold. We have people coming in and out of there are nighttime thieves. The one guy had all black on. Except for his white socks that were up to here. And you could see these white socks walking up and down and that\u2019s all you could see. That\u2019s how bold they are,&#8221; said neighbor Dennis Kelley.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-27-at-10.54.28-AM.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Google Maps circa March 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Another anonymous neighbor said that her house had been broken into, with expensive guitars and a camera stolen after robbers broke in through an air conditioning unit in a vacant unit next to hers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;These were precious items we were wanting to keep for a long time, they were very important. It\u2019s not about the money, it\u2019s about what they took,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>A group of neighbors later decided to break into vacant home to recover their belongings, and were shocked at the state of the house.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;We went in. It\u2019s filthy. There\u2019s human waste in the closets, there\u2019s pornography, there\u2019s drug paraphernalia, there\u2019s torn out siding, doors propped against windows where the fire has burned through. (Another neighbor) found his bag, he found his wallet and a few other things, and we found a metal Columbian tin that was in my husband\u2019s top desk. Proof that they were in there and that\u2019s where they went after the burglary,&#8221; the neighbor told <a href=\"https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/local\/squatter-house-wont-go-away-in-se-portland-oregon-vagrants\">KATU2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>This property has reportedly been for sale for a while, with little interest from buyers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;So this is an ongoing issue. And I just want to have the thing razed. I want to have the property developed into something. Maybe the local Asian community or APANO can turn it into a garden or a community space or something along those lines,&#8221; one neighbor said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Another home, located at the corner of SE Division St and SE 154 Avenue, faced a similar fate, with squatters reportedly setting fire to the living room, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/OR\/Portland\/15420-SE-Division-St-97236\/home\/26577393\">Redfin.com<\/a> posting.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/21221643_3_0.jpeg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Exterior shot of house (Redfin.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;Squatters caused a fire in downstairs bed and living room. Trash inside home. Squatters now removed. Sellers are selling AS-IS and price is adjusted for that. RM1-Buyer to verify zoning and schools, buyer to do due diligence. Corner lot allows for duplex and possibly triplex. Tear down and build single family, multi-family or restore current home. Major smoke damage through-out. Interior viewing with accepted offer. Ok to drive by and walk around,&#8221; the posting read.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>This home sold for $195,000 in November of 2021.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Another home outside of Portland and Oregon City was listed earlier this year and sold for $180,000, complete with&#8221;squatters in the barn,&#8221; according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zillow.com\/homedetails\/14963-S-Union-Mills-Rd-Mulino-OR-97042\/48287166_zpid\/\">Zillow<\/a> listing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-28-at-12.40.39-PM.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Google Maps circa May 2019\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Another one of these situations came in the form of the &#8220;Red House&#8221; an autonomous &#8220;eviction blockade.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>According to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/portland\/2021\/02\/north-portlands-red-house-and-surrounding-neighborhood-linger-in-uneasy-limbo-after-tense-standoff.html\">Oregonian<\/a><\/em>, a developer bought the home at a foreclosure auction in 2018, but the family remained inside the home, with far-left activists barricading the property and attacking officers who attempted to clear it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>In late 2020, an apparent deal had reportedly been struck, but according to a February 2021 article by the Oregonian, that deal never materialized.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-28-at-1.13.57-PM.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Google Maps circa October 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>As the property lies in limbo, people in the neighborhood have reported increased cases of harassment, vandalism and threats, with some neighbors reporting finding human waste on their property.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>The Kinneys, who lived at the property for decades before losing it to foreclosure for failing to pay their mortgage for a year and a half, no longer appear to be living at the property, but visit regularly.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Instead, activists and homeless people have appeared to takeover the home and the neighboring empty lot, with tents being erected.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A two bedroom, three bathroom single family home has been placed on the market in Portland\u2019s Southeast neighborhood for $330,000.There\u2019s a catch though. 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