A neighbor we talked to says the homeowner here is a bully and city officials say they're doing everything they can to fix the problem.
Theodore Sofianides is fed up with his next door neighbor. "This has been this way since I've been here, since I've been here the past 16 years."
He says the man next door leaves his house in complete disarray with no regard for anyone around him. Sofianides has filed many complaints with the city and adds his city council man dropped the ball when it came time to help.
"Unfortunately it's still an eyesore. It's still a blight on the community out there and we're still working on trying to get it fixed," said Mike Dages with the Fresno City Council.
Fresno City Councilman Mike Dages filed the original complaint on the house back in 2003. Action News has obtained a copy of the case history from the city's code enforcement division. Records show that Joseph Varrella took over the house from his mother Mary Ann Cards in 2007 after she declared bankruptcy.
Over the years Varrella and Cards have been cited for a number of code violations including siding removed from the second floor walls, exposed electrical wiring and overall decapitation of the home.
Sofianides says he's tried to confront Varrella on numerous occasions but the arguments aren't civil.
"He's flooded us. We've asked him to turn his water off and he flips us the bird. He yells at us. My mother is 78 years old and he cusses her out," said Sofianides.
Action News called Joseph Varrella after finding a matching name and address in the phone book, but he didn't answer. We also tried to knock on his front door. A notice by code enforcement was placed on the house today asking for an inspection. It was addressed to Varrella and another woman.
Councilman Dages says if Varrella doesn't agree to the inspection they may try and get a court order so they can move forward. "If it falls below 50-percent of fixable, I don't know how else to explain that. Then we can tear it down and demolish it and we're heading in that direction."
Councilman Dages says many attempts from the city to help out Joseph Varrella were rejected. Code enforcement records show the house was condemned at least once but he's still living here.
A late update: Joseph Varrella contacted Action News late Wednesday and said he was embarrassed by the situation. He apologizes to his neighbors but says they don't know the whole story.
Varrella blames his problems on the city and the code enforcement division. He didn't want to talk on camera about it because he's seeking legal representation to sue to city.
