90-year-old jailed over unsightly property

Posted: Friday, December 16th 2011 at 7:36am


90-year-old jailed over unsightly property

By Ken Stanford Editor


Hall County Jail (courtesy hallcounty.org) GAINESVILLE - A 90-year-old Hall County woman is serving a 30-day jail sentence after what county officials say has been a 20-year battle to get her to clean up her property.

Charlene Coburn lives on Price Road near H. Thomas Road.

Fox 5 reports there are three buildings on her property, all of them showing signs of substantial damage. In addition, there was debris on the property, and authorities report that a number of animals were living there. Hall County officials also say Coburn is a hoarder.

Finally, after the two-decade effort to get her to clean up the property, Hall County Code Enforcement took her to court, and after she didn't follow orders to clean up the property, Coburn was jailed
 
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Editor's note:  Probate Shark is appalled  that this elderly woman was jailed.  In Highland  Park, IL, an elderly woman, Mrs. Wallace had 7 old and antique cars stored on her property...all licensed and insured and in working order. Mrs. Wallace was also a "collector" of items some people would call junk. Mrs. Wallace also had a cadre of supporters who fought every effort of neighbors and the city to have her collection removed. Eventually, a compromise was reached, Mrs. Wallace was offered a very fair price for most of her collection and her home and relocated to a new home in Waukegan with the help of her supporters.  Lucius Verenus, Schoolmaster,  ProbateSharks.com