These pictures show how a man left his garden looking like a "rubbish dump".
The waste, which began to attract vermin, was found at a property on Castleside Road, in Denton Burn, Newcastle.
Residents in the area made complaints to Newcastle City Council and, following an investigation, Jordan Stevens, 26, was handed a community protection notice.
When he failed to follow the notice and clean up his act, the council took him to court.
On April 30, Stevens was fined £500 at Newcastle Magistrates Court. He was also ordered to pay a £50 victim surcharge, council investigation costs of £388, legal costs of £85 and a compensation order in favour of the council for £3,120 - taking the total bill to £4,143.
Stevens, a private tenant, who pleaded guilty to the waste offence in writing and did not attend court, admitted he was partly to blame for the state of the garden, but that others had also started dumping waste at the property while he was working away.
It took contractors two days to remove all the rubbish at a cost of £2,600.
Coun John-Paul Stephenson, cabinet member for environment and regulatory services, said: "I think anyone who sees the state of that property will be rightly appalled.
"I feel sorry for the people of Castleside Road who had to look at that garden every day - it looked like a rubbish dump.
"I'd like to thank those who came forward to report it and all those involved in prosecuting this man and clearing up after him.
"I hope Mr Stevens reflects on the significant costs he has incurred simply by not looking after his property. It demonstrates when a garden starts to look messy how quickly it can spiral out of control.
"Newcastle City Council believes that everyone has a right to live in a decent neighbourhood and when people flout the law and cause misery for their neighbours, we won’t hesitate to prosecute them."
