At least the neighbors now have a finely manicured lawn to look at....with a burned out hulk of a house on it.
Don’t think for a minute, that the real estate developers with connections aren’t waiting in the wing to scoop that property up.
Forcing some old grump out of his home via constant complaints over minor code violations is a common tactic for these asshats. Waiting for the geezer to die of old age takes to long.
“with a burned out hulk of a house on it.”
The city will just seize the property, clean it up, and sell it to the mayor’s son-in-law for $1.