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Another ‘Extreme Makeover’ Home in Trouble

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Looks like another person featured on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is in danger of losing her home.

From the Orlando Sentinel, via Zillow Blog:

Sadie Holmes thought it was a blessing when ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition built her a 7,000-square-foot home and office for her charity in 2006.
Now she's struggling to keep her nonprofit afloat, and she may end up losing the $400,000 home if she can't pay a $29,000 county lien—placed on the property after months of code violations racked up....
"I'm grateful for this building," Holmes said, "but it's causing me too much stress and too much problems."

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Home makeover winner charged with 5 violations of state dog law
Staff report
Walter Matthew Drumm, who with his wife, Blasia, was the recipient of a new home as part of a TV home makeover last fall, has been charged with five violations of Pennsylvania's dog law.
The charges, filed by dog warden Georgia Martin with Magisterial District Judge Kelly Rock, include two counts of failure to license three dogs in 2008 and this year, two counts of failure to have the dogs vaccinated against rabies last year or so far this year and one count of failure to produce a valid certificate of vaccination within 48 hours of Martin's request.
All are nontraffic summary offenses.
The Drumms own three dogs: a Lab mix, a sheep-type dog and a Chihuahua, according to the citations filed by Martin.
In the citation, she said she first requested license and rabies vaccination information from Drumm on Dec. 2, then sent a follow up request on Jan. 2. The charges were filed Jan. 17.
Drumm was cited for similar violations in 1999 and 2000. The fines for those charges were paid in December after a constable picked him up on warrants for nonpayment of the old fines.
The Drumms and their new home were featured this month on the television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."

gman of PA 6:42PM February 03, 2009

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Finally i've seen a comment from someone else that knows this family very well. I worked with this family for a year and a half. Particularily with their two sons Donnie and Nathan through my company. I must say that the parents DO NOT DESERVE this house, but the boys do. Mom calls off work all the time becuase she wants to stay home with dad who doesn't even want to work. 13 jobs in one year. They almost lost their house twice because they couldn't pay the 1,ooo dollar taxes on it. They waste moms paycheck on eating out for 3 days, dvds, video games, and action figures for the boys and have nothing left over to pay bills or buy food with. They have never maintained anything they've received, in at least suitable condition and have immense numbers of stray animals comming in to the house infesting it with fleas, disease, and waste that they seem to always "forget" to clean up. Heck, they can't even afford to buy dog or cat food for the animals they so "graciously" take in and have been known to feed them pancakes, that being the only food they had. Mom and Dad are ungreatful people, always complaining, even about those that have given them help. Extreme Makeover Home Edition, SHAME ON YOU, you should have really taken a better look at these people you build homes for. This home won't even make it 3 months until it's damaged, tore up, and unkept let alone next year when they have to pay taxes on the property. And for all of you that say they deserve this, rethink your statement. The children DESERVE this, not the parents, but you had better believe in this case, the parents will be the only ones benefiting from this

gman of 7:38PM December 09, 2008

If it's a charity she does and it's in the house can't a portion of the home be a write off? Charities are still out to make money so if they work on getting donations wouldn't a portion of that go towards the expenses she may have with the house. If she's not getting monitary donations then she needs to work more on getting that from people. Even if it's jars in the local stores that collect change for them. Neighborhood bake sales anything. If the house is big enough to rent out rooms then do that. If there are older children who really should be on there onw then they should pay her rent because they are invested in the home as well because it may be their home one day. If she really tried to get the money she'd get it. I know this may sound heartless but if she really wants to keep it she will do everything she can to keep it.

Rita of PA 12:19PM October 20, 2008

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