Residents are furious at a nightmare neighbour who uses his two homes as a dumping ground for anything from spent radiators to oil-leaking cars.
The two properties in Romford, east London, are bursting with rubbish that attracts swarms of rats to feast on the "open sewer", residents say.
Hoover waste, old radiators, sofas and white goods pack the garden, and neighbours feel great sympathy for the people living between the two dumping sites.
Looking out of their window on either side are chairs, doors, scrap metal, lawnmowers, two trailers, a kitchen sink and even abandoned cars leaking oil everywhere.
But landlord Keith Eaton continues to use his gardens as a tip despite repeated pleas from the community and being fined £4,726 by the local council, The Sun Online reports.
Denise Hipson Avery, 64, lives just a few doors down from the eyesore and says Mr Eaton has walled himself and his neighbours in behind mountains of rubbish.
She told The Sun Online : "They're going through hell. We don't see any end to it.
“You couldn’t live in there, this house has actually got worse since the court order, also what is it all? It’s all crap.
“His van is leaking oil, his various vans take up valuable parking spaces – even the cars are all filled with rubbish!
“He’s blocked off the garden from the house, the garages, floor to ceiling, with rubbish."
Another local whose home is on the same road claimed the house has no connected water and the interior is just as bad as the garden.
“He a number of old vans he’s got on the street which takes up all the parking, even they are crammed with stuff", he added.
He also said Mr Eaton feels "really sorry for the poor lot in the middle" who are surrounded by the "terrible" mess.".
“The fact is he’s ignoring that’s what’s bothering me the most, and thinks he’s above the rules, that’s his attitude,” the resident added.
Havering Council have confirmed they're taking further legal action against Mr Eaton.
Councillor Damian White, leader of Havering Council, told The Sun: “The council successfully prosecuted Mr Eaton on his failure to comply with the ‘untidy land’ notices.
"We gave him a reasonable and fair amount of time to comply with the notices, the deadline to clear the garden has passed and the council is getting ready for further prosecution.”
Neighbour Denise said she's been working with the council, and even became a member of Haverin Resident's Association to "tackle the issue".
She says the council are having a hard time getting hold of Mr Eaton to check the property.
