Atlanta city crews cleaned up an overgrown property in northwest Atlanta late Monday.
Janice Miller says the bad conditions resulted in her 4-year-old granddaughter to suffer numerous mosquito bites.
Miller said that the house in the Atlanta-Collier Heights neighborhood has been left unoccupied for years.
"I would describe it as a jungle because what was one pine combs are now pine trees," said Miler.
Neighbors said that the high brush is a breeding ground for mosquitoes. A swarm recently attacked a 4-year-old who was visiting her great-grandmother. The bites left quarter-sized welts.
"She over 15 mosquito bites on her face and she was placed on steroids," said Miller.
The family also says the overgrown property has been inhabited by snakes and raccoons.
City officials said that the property's owner is deceased. That owner's heirs are due for a hearing at City Hall next month.
In the meantime, city code enforcement supervisor Maj. C.J. Davis deployed crews to clear the brush late Monday.
Friday, May 24 2013 5:21 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:21:22 GMT
A judge has sentenced Michael Parson to the maximum of 35 years in jail for the attempted murder of his wife. On Thursday, Parson was convicted of shooting his wife, Adina, eight times in 2012.
A judge has sentenced Michael Parson to the maximum of 35 years in jail for the attempted murder of his wife. During an emotional sentencing hearing on Friday morning, Parson's mother told the court she still doesn't believe he is the shooter.
Friday, May 24 2013 5:08 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:08:41 GMT
Authorities say more than a dozen people were injured in an accident involving a hotel shuttle bus near Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday morning.
Authorities say more than a dozen people were injured in an accident involving a hotel shuttle bus near Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday morning.
Friday, May 24 2013 3:45 PM EDT2013-05-24 19:45:21 GMT
If you're hitting the road this weekend, you wont be alone. Plenty of drivers are expected to make use of the long Memorial Day weekend, both in and out of town.
If you're hitting the road this weekend, you wont be alone. Plenty of drivers are expected to make use of the long Memorial Day weekend, both in and out of town.
Georgia State Troopers are planning to increase patrols during the holiday weekend to look out for impaired drivers, seatbelt violations and other offenses.
Georgia State Troopers are planning to increase patrols during the holiday weekend to look out for impaired drivers, seatbelt violations and other offenses.
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Janice Miller says the bad conditions at an unattended property resulted in her 4-year-old granddaughter to suffer numerous mosquito bites.
A woman is blaming the city of Atlanta for allowing property next to her home to remain untended for years.
