TAMAN Tasek residents are complaining about abandoned houses that are overgrown with weeds and have become illegal dumpsites.
Some of the houses have been vandalised and the door grilles and sewer covers have gone missing.
Chong Chang Yet said the overgrown lalang and rubbish posed health risks.
The 67-year-old resident is also worried that the compounds could become mosquito breeding grounds.
“Dengue cases have been reported in the area. I hope the authorities, especially Ipoh City Council, can take action to prevent more dengue cases in the neighbourhood.
“The abandoned houses are also an eyesore.”
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Ipoh City councillor Aldrich Low said a 14-day notice had been issued to the owners to clean up the house compounds under Section 82 of the Local Government Act 1976.
He said the council would inspect the houses to ensure that this was done.
“If not, we will carry out the work and charge the owners for it,” he said.
Low added that if the problem persisted, the council could forward the matter to the Land Office for action, including taking legal action to seize the properties.
“Owners are responsible for ensuring that their house compounds are free of health and safety risks and do not cause a nuisance to others. This is applicable even if the premises are not occupied.”