When I got home from work on Thursday, I noticed one of those huge tractor trailer sized dumpsters, one of those that they have on construction or demolition sites, in front of one of the adjacent apartment buildings. The dumpster was overflowing with crap. I noticed that both of the sliding glass doors were open in one of the second floor apartments. I wondered if there had been a fire in an apartment.
Walking from my car to my building I saw a guy come out on the balcony of the apartment in a low-grade HAZMAT suit. That freaked me out so I popped into the management office to see if the would tell me what was going on. Apparently, the apartment was trashed.
The apartment manager was freaked out. He said it was the nastiest thing he had ever seen. Apparently the renter was dink on his rent and the manager had been trying to get a hold of him for six weeks or so. Residents of neighboring apartments had been complaining of bad smells. The manager had to get a court order to enter the apartment.
Upon entry, they found a wasteland. There were cats in the apartment unattended. The renter had apparently left plenty of food but the cats had run out of water and were nearly hysterical when the maintenance crew got water for them. Of course the cats had to be taken away by Animal Services. The maintenance crew then proceeded to haul 80 bags of garbage/trash out of the apartment the first day.
On day two, they called in a cleaning crew experienced in HAZMAT cleanup. The cats had urinated and defecated all over the apartment. There were flies and maggots all over including in the walls and floors. They are having to tear everything out of the apartment including the walls, floors, cabinetry, appliances, etc. And to cap it off, the bedroom was filled from ceiling to floor with bags of empty beer cans! Recycling anyone?