The Lennox and Addington OPP are investigating a person who was located living in an abandoned house.
On Dec. 8, 2023, shortly before 9 a.m., police received a report that there might be someone living in an abandoned house on a rural property. The owner of the property had contacted a real estate agent to sell their abandoned house and property. When the real-estate agent attended to look at the property they discovered someone was possibly living in the abandoned house. Police attended and confirmed that there were belongings located in the residence but no one was inside. Police later identified a 44-year-old female who was living in the residence. The female was told by police she had to leave the residence. The female claimed she was paying rent to a landlord in Toronto and did not realize the property belonged to someone else. The female had been living in the residence since Nov. 2022. There have been no charges laid as the file is still under investigation.
Police would like to remind people to inspect their vacant properties regularly, or have a property manager monitor it, and post no trespassing signs around the property.