Washington, DC - Residents in a D.C. community say dog feces
and urine are dripping down onto their balconies from the neighbor upstairs.
Keita Vanterpool says the disgusting situation is ruining
her quality of life.
"I'll smell the stench of the urine and feces. It's
unbelievable," said Keita Vanterpool.
"It's limited my capacity to even open my door and
enjoy fresh air. I can't have my nieces and nephews over to play because the
balcony is always contaminated."
Norma Brooks said her balcony is contaminated too.
"I don't want that! You know that's horrible,"
she said.
WUSA9's Stephanie Gailhard went two floors up to talk to
Vanterpool's neighbor about the droppings.
Paul Travis admitted to Stephanie he washed dog feces and
urine off his balcony at least once.
Vanterpool said the problem has been on-going for the last
six months. She even took her concerns to city officials.
"I presented the information to authorities and they
said we have to be out here when he does it."
She said he pours the animal feces and urine off his
balcony around midnight when authorities are off the clock. She said she has
pleaded with property management to do something.
"They have this attitude of we will get to it when we
get to it and we will do it at the last minute so we are not cited and
fined."
Vanterpool is taking Travis to court next month. She hopes
he gets the message.
"You need to stop this. It is not right you would not
like someone pouring animal excrement onto you and causing you extra stress. It
is just not right."
WUSA9 reached out to city officials and property management
at Marbury plaza, to ask them about the neighbors concerns. So far no one has
called us back.

