Been there done that.
signed *veteran roof shoveller*
And sometimes you just have to keep at it instead of letting it get so bad that your house looks like the picture in post 1.
Someone could easily have cleaned off the deck a few times to prevent that kind of snow load.
The unkept home is likely a vacation home with an absentee homeowner. It could be that the crew is so busy that they haven’t been able to get to the house or deck.
I helped a former employer shovel snow for 10 days last winter during the latter part of Dec., in Mammoth Lakes, CA. The town received between 14’ & 16’ that month. The pay rate was $28 an hour. Due to supply and demand, it’s $40 an hour at this time.
Typically, an equipment operator will snow blow all the driveways under a given caretaker contractor’s watch.
Then a team will show up and remove snow from in front of the garage doors, the steps or stairs, and the front porch and door.
The next round involves shoveling off the decks. There can be front and back decks. Also 1st & 2nd story decks. Then, the propane tanks have to be dug out. Last, or first, the roofs have to be cleared depending on conditions.
I got contacted earlier this year to help shovel snow. I respectfully declined.
The driveway is cleared so it is receiving attention.