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Published February 07 2010

Gallery: Hoarding


The Moorhead Neighborhood Services department discovered possessions and garbage that had prevented the homeowner from using most of her household appliances and functional spaces in the home. Moorhead Neighborhood Services photo

  • The Moorhead Neighborhood Services department discovered possessions and garbage that had prevented the homeowner from using most of her household appliances and functional spaces in the home. Moorhead Neighborhood Services photo
  • Police and fire department personnel responded to the unattended death of a woman in her 50s in this Moorhead home, where debris covered almost all surfaces. Moorhead Neighborhood Services photo
  • The tenant of this Moorhead rental apartment, a single mom, had installed locks on the door that had to be cut off so a rental inspector and the landlord could enter. Moorhead Neighborhood Services photo
  • The accumulation of materials in this home was stacked against heat registers and blocked hallways, making it a safety hazard for the family and other residents in the 18-plex building. Moorhead Neighborhood Services photo
  • The city of Moorhead received calls from neighbors complaining about unsanitary waste in this home’s yard, mice and food stored outdoors in winter. Moorhead Neighborhood Services photo
  • Moorhead bought this house, the home of a single man, under its deteriorated structure removal program and had it demolished. The home had no functioning plumbing, an issue city officials occasionally run into with hoarders, who are reluctant to call a plumber or other maintenance professionals. Moorhead Neighborhood Services photo
  • The Moorhead Neighborhood Services department discovered possessions and garbage that had prevented the homeowner from using most of her household appliances and functional spaces in the home. Moorhead Neighborhood Services photo.