A MAN who put his neighbours through a 'living hell' has been kicked out of his flat by a court.
Anthony Drake, aged 54, filled his Efford home with rubbish and rotten food, leading to an infestation of cockroaches, flies and fleas.
Plymouth Magistrates' Court heard housing officials were even worried the floor could collapse in to the flat below because of the weight of his belongings.
Neighbours also said they had been kept up through the night by loud music.
Magistrates have given Drake an indefinite antisocial behaviour order banning him from his flat in Pike Road.
He must also not abuse or threaten any person in Plymouth.
Dylan Sadler, applying for the order for Plymouth City Council, said: "Allowing him to return to that flat would be condemning the neighbours to a living hell."
Drake contested the order, promising to clear some of the belongings from the flat and not to play loud music.
He added: "I am no threat to anyone."
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City council antisocial behaviour officer Debbie Goad told the court: "I have never seen anything like it in my life. He is a hoarder. The property was filled with all manner of things. There was an awful lot of food in there."
She said she could see cockroaches, flies and later found she was covered in flea bites.
Miss Goad said it was hardly possible to get through the flat, save for a small path between the piles of belongings. She added even his bed was piled high with belongings, forcing Drake to sleep underneath it with his dog.
Miss Goad said Drake had no underlying mental illness and had not co-operated with efforts to find another home.
Steven Didymus, from landlords Plymouth Community Homes, said nine lorry loads of rubbish were taken from the garden alone.
He added the flat had to be decontaminated three times by a specialist cleaning company.
Mr Didymus said: "There was a concern that the floor could have fallen into the flat below were it to get any worse."
He added that there had been no complaints of antisocial behaviour since an interim antisocial behaviour order was granted in August last year.
Neighbour Vivien Nevill said in one incident before the order her partner was threatened with a knife outside the flat.
She added: "I was petrified in my own property. I was scared to go out the door. It has been blissful since he left."
The college student said her work suffered because she was kept up at night by loud music, often finishing at midnight and starting again at 5am.
Ms Nevill also said Drake regularly left piles of stale food outside her door.
Miss Goad said another neighbour was forced to give up her job as a carer because she could not sleep at night.
The resident, who wanted to remain anonymous, said Drake had chased her son down the street.
PCSO Chris Kinski said Drake was an amphetamine user.The magic cube is an ultra-portable,
Drake will be allowed one visit, accompanied by a policeman or council officer,The Transaction Group offers the best high risk merchant account services, to the flat to collect his belongings.Daneplast Limited UK are plastic injection mould & toolmaking specialists.
Anthony Drake, aged 54, filled his Efford home with rubbish and rotten food, leading to an infestation of cockroaches, flies and fleas.
Plymouth Magistrates' Court heard housing officials were even worried the floor could collapse in to the flat below because of the weight of his belongings.
Neighbours also said they had been kept up through the night by loud music.
Magistrates have given Drake an indefinite antisocial behaviour order banning him from his flat in Pike Road.
He must also not abuse or threaten any person in Plymouth.
Dylan Sadler, applying for the order for Plymouth City Council, said: "Allowing him to return to that flat would be condemning the neighbours to a living hell."
Drake contested the order, promising to clear some of the belongings from the flat and not to play loud music.
He added: "I am no threat to anyone."
The court heard Drake filled his flat with furniture, broken television sets,Omega Plastics are leading plastic injection moulding and injection mould tooling specialists.The EZ Breathe home Ventilation system is maintenance free, a bicycle and piles of food.
City council antisocial behaviour officer Debbie Goad told the court: "I have never seen anything like it in my life. He is a hoarder. The property was filled with all manner of things. There was an awful lot of food in there."
She said she could see cockroaches, flies and later found she was covered in flea bites.
Miss Goad said it was hardly possible to get through the flat, save for a small path between the piles of belongings. She added even his bed was piled high with belongings, forcing Drake to sleep underneath it with his dog.
Miss Goad said Drake had no underlying mental illness and had not co-operated with efforts to find another home.
Steven Didymus, from landlords Plymouth Community Homes, said nine lorry loads of rubbish were taken from the garden alone.
He added the flat had to be decontaminated three times by a specialist cleaning company.
Mr Didymus said: "There was a concern that the floor could have fallen into the flat below were it to get any worse."
He added that there had been no complaints of antisocial behaviour since an interim antisocial behaviour order was granted in August last year.
Neighbour Vivien Nevill said in one incident before the order her partner was threatened with a knife outside the flat.
She added: "I was petrified in my own property. I was scared to go out the door. It has been blissful since he left."
The college student said her work suffered because she was kept up at night by loud music, often finishing at midnight and starting again at 5am.
Ms Nevill also said Drake regularly left piles of stale food outside her door.
Miss Goad said another neighbour was forced to give up her job as a carer because she could not sleep at night.
The resident, who wanted to remain anonymous, said Drake had chased her son down the street.
PCSO Chris Kinski said Drake was an amphetamine user.The magic cube is an ultra-portable,
Drake will be allowed one visit, accompanied by a policeman or council officer,The Transaction Group offers the best high risk merchant account services, to the flat to collect his belongings.Daneplast Limited UK are plastic injection mould & toolmaking specialists.
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