JACKSONVILLE, Fla -- It is a working-class neighborhood and the homes are those of several generations. Some properties are well maintained, others are not.
Last Friday, the City of Jacksonville Municipal Code Enforcement Division condemned a house on Appleton Avenue.
"The notice was literally underneath the camper, not on the door when I found it," Anthony Bisson said.
The house belongs to Anthony Bisson's sister who passed away.
In the front yard of the Appleton Avenue property, you can find a camper, a boat, a trailer and debris.
Even so, he said the condemnation notice was a surprise.
"Sir, I have got been given an explanation," he said.
Many citizens complain about the Code Enforcement Officer, they're given the same respect as the meter maid.
But given the condition of the property today, the notice should not have come as a surprise.
The house has been in disrepair since Hurricane Matthew. The roof is partially covered with a blue tarp, hiding the area that was damaged by a tree.
Bisson said he has made an attempt to bring the property up to the city's municipal code.
"Every time I get to the point of what I assume is complied, they come back out again," he said.
He said city code enforcement must have given him 30 citations within the past three years.
Some may interpret that as city workers doing their jobs, but Bisson called it harassment.
"They've come on this block and only targeted me for three years," he said, "nobody else."
If he was a target, Bisson admits he has not helped his case. The repeated citations have resulted in nearly four thousand dollars in penalties.
Now that the house is condemned, legally, he cannot go into it.
"There is stuff in there I want to get out of the house," he said.
On Wednesday Code enforcement showed leniency in a brief meeting at the Ed Ball building.
Bisson has been given 30 days to remove his family heirlooms from the condemned house.
"This is stuff that was hard to remove literally because of my physical condition and the emotional stress," he said.
On Your Side reached out to the city for comment. We wanted to know the complaint history and if he was treated fairly.
We are waiting for a response.
In the end, the issue may be moot the property is now in foreclosure.
Bisson said he will remove the items from the house, and all indications are the city plans to move forward with its demolition of the building.