An obsessed hoarder has let his cluttered Melbourne home from hell turn into a full-blown junkyard wasteland inhabited by giant rats and unidentified creatures.
Locals have alerted council officials about safety at the property in Melbourne’s north but nothing has been done about what they now say is a ‘full-blown health and safety nightmare’.
Over the course of several years, the hoarder has allowed a build up of clutter, chemicals, trash and hard rubbish to spill out and now occupies his entire property.
Hazardous materials including methylated spirits and other flammable liquids can be seen among the junk which looks more like a council tip rather than a home.
A neighbour who has lived next door to the hoarder for five years claims they have sent more than 20 complaints to Darebin Council and local MPs.
But they say ‘nothing has improved’ after alerting officials to the hoarding danger zone almost 12 months ago.
The neighbour renewed their plea for help this week and said other residents in the street had also lodged complaints as ‘things seem to be getting worse’.
‘It started with a house full of clutter, front yard and backyard roughly a metre high of “things”, but now it’s become a full-blown health and safety nightmare,’ the neighbour said.

The hoarder has allowed his ballooning build up of clutter, chemicals, trash and hard rubbish to occupy his entire property in Melbourne’s north

The clutter pictured at the property 12 months earlier
‘There is literally a giant fox that has made itself at home in the property. The vermin problem is beyond bad – I’m talking hundreds of them.
‘Rats, mice, and I even saw some larger creatures that are hard to identify.’
In a social media post, they added: ‘The most concerning part, though, is the stuff I’ve found.
‘I stumbled upon full bottles of methylated spirits, and I’m honestly terrified of the possibility of flammable liquids and materials scattered around the house.
‘If this place ever goes up in flames, it will go up fast and without warning. I fear it’s just a matter of time before something catastrophic happens.
‘I’ve tried to reach out, but it’s like hitting a brick wall. It’s incredibly frustrating seeing this situation escalate with no real action being taken.
‘The house is a ticking timebomb.’
The neighbour said police attended ‘once’ because the female hoarder was allegedly ‘stealing stuff from someone down the street’.
‘I’d just gotten home from work and they (the police) were parked out the front so they walked over and asked me if I knew if anyone lived there and when I said yes they asked how she gets into the house,’ the neighbour said.

The front door was still visible 12 months ago but it can be barely seen
‘They said it was too much effort to try and left.’
The neighbour said the junkyard reeks of a foul odour and is riddled with rats the size of a toy poodle.
They added that it has caused a plague of vermin to enter their home and now posed a threat to the health of the neighbour and their partner.
‘I have honestly had to throw out three couches since I moved into this house because the rats run over her fence and into my house,’ the neighbour said.
‘You don’t know what’s in the waste, there could be gas bottles and stuff. My biggest fear is my dogs.’
In desperation, the neighbour took to social media pleading with the Melbourne community to advise on whether they should ‘involve more authorities’ or ‘just keep pushing the council and MPs’.
Many advised the desperate neighbour to contact the fire department who would in turn notify the EPA.
Others advised the neighbour to just tell the media so the issue can be fixed.
Another asked if this hoarders and others like them are ‘the people who manage to take everything on the hard-rubbish Facebook groups within minutes’.
Another said the hoarder hellhole looked like a ‘nice home for rodents’.
Another said officials would prefer not to get involved with problem hoarders.
‘I sorta laugh that people think there are a whole lot of officials ready to take up their battle,’ the person said.
‘The fire service wouldn’t give two s***s. If it goes up in flames, they come. Short of that, they won’t be interested. I doubt the council will be either.’
Twelve months ago, the neighbour said they were living in ‘constant fear’ of the hoarder and said they had ‘watched in dismay’ as the pile ‘slowly accumulated’.
At the time the neighbour said they had been ‘so understanding’ of the hoarder but said they could ‘no longer excuse the foul mess’.
A Darebin City Council spokesperson said it was ‘aware of the reported issues’ and has launched an ‘ongoing investigation’ when the matter was first raised last year.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted the council for an update on the situation.