Ontario Tax Sale Property Forum
Sheriff Sales / Foreclosures => General Discussion => Topic started by: Pfm1011 on September 17, 2011, 12:05:50 PM
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While going back to chsck on a old sale to see if it flipped and for how much..I found this story
11 Queen st Mississauga , tax sale Oct 2008 , Min 87, Winner bid 175 ( many ( including myself) thought it was barely worth the min . For the record 3 years later and it still hasnt sold and looks like nothing has been done other then a for sale sign)
Here is the back story,
THE MISSISSAUGA NEWS
Mayor negotiates an end to stand-off
Louie Rosella
Apr 13, 2006
A 65-year-old Port Credit man who believed the City of Mississauga was coming to demolish his house perched himself on the roof today for more than five hours with a rope around his neck, threatening to hang himself.
It wasn't until after 4 p.m., after Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion attended the scene and negotiated with the man, that he came down peacefully.
Heavily-armed Peel Regional Police tactical officers were called to the scene at 11 Queen St. W., off of Mississauga Rd., at around 11 a.m. The force's hostage negotiators attempted to reach a peaceful resolution, but the man continued to shout obscenities at them for most of the day.
An ambulance remained ready at the scene.
The man, identified by neighbours as Thomas Moreno, first barricaded himself in the attic and then moved onto the roof after City of Mississauga staff attended his home to clean up his property. The City was acting following numerous complaints from residents of Port Credit about the home.
Jamie Hinton, a City manager of compliance and licensing said there were never any plans to demolish the house or evict Moreno. He said the City was forced to clean the outside of the home because a Property Standards Order that was issued March 8 was about to expire.
"We issued the order for the property owner to clean up the exterior of all debris and refuse, and there was no clean-up done," said Hinton. "So, we brought in a crew to clean up for the past three days. We've had to do clean-ups here a number of times prior to this one."
Hinton described the outside of Moreno's home as "completely unsightly," with old wheel barrels, barbeques and large pieces of wood scattered all over the property.
Moreno is a well-known member of the community, neighbours said. People know him as "Tom the junk collector."
He decided, after talking with his real estate agent and good friend, Tony Milotic, to put the home up for sale.
Milotic said Moreno believed the City was forcing him out of his home so they could demolish it.
"In normal circumstances, he's soft-spoken. He's a nice guy, very hard-working," said Milotic. "But he likes to collect garbage. People are calling (his house) unsafe."
Other neighbours, including Queen St. resident Mary-Anne Gomez, also described Moreno as "a good man," who needs help.
"He's addicted to junk," she said. "This fight with the City has been going on for years and it has escalated to this."