Just realized my neighbor's yard went from perfectly manicured to completely overgrown in about 6 weeks

The house next door to me has been empty for about a year now, but the guy who owns it kept paying a lawn service to keep it looking nice. Then around mid July, it just stopped. The grass went from that perfect golf course green to knee high weeds in no time. I figured maybe the owner lost his job or something. But last week I saw a moving truck there at 3am. No lights on, just guys loading furniture in the dark. Police came by yesterday and asked if I noticed anything. They wouldn't say what happened but I got the feeling whoever owned that place isn't coming back. Anyone else have an empty house suddenly go downhill like that?

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grant.parker4d ago

Minor correction on the timeline thing - July to now is more like 10 weeks, not 6. But that's just me being picky (I tend to notice when dates don't line up). Anyway, the 3am moving truck is a huge red flag. Normal people don't move at 3am unless they're hiding from something. And the cops asking questions basically confirms something bad went down. You might want to check if there's a police blotter or news article about your address, just to ease your mind. Keep your doors locked for a while, just in case.

the_jordan4d ago

Oh yeah, @grant.parker is totally right. Had a neighbor do the same thing once. Turned out they skipped town owing rent.