Thu, 04/03/2008 - 7:17am

I am a resident on the same block as the "Animal House" mentioned above and have been for years. Being that I just turned 30 this year, I am NOT old. Sea Isle is definitely a party town, of which I certainly take part in, however, you can party and still possess common decency. This house is known for it's cat calls, yelling obsenities at females when they walk by, obnoxiousness, blatant disregard in blocking our driveway several times with their vehicles to name a FEW of my complaints. There is nothing wrong with renting a house to a group of people for the summer to go out and have a good time, however when those tenants annually infringe on people's rights and make people feel threatened, he should be fined ridiculously. We all love and can appreciate a good party, but not one that lasts days at a time and causes others to feel endangered. And Hatton should think about doing some repairs, because that house is a total and complete EYESORE even when there aren't people hanging from the porches! You would think the damage sustained to his house by his tenants every year would be enough to keep him from renting it to kids year after year. How does he even make money on the deal?

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Mon, 03/31/2008 - 4:31pm

I have lived on this block for years now and am NOT an older resident. I am a 20-something person who likes to go out and have fun as well. However, there have been SEVERAL incidents in which I have been woken at 4 or 5am by horrible, loud, obnoxious noises, let alone the screaming and music blaring on a daily basis. Sea Isle has been a safe home for me for many years, and I can honestly say that being verbally harassed when walking by this house and awoken by breaking glass being thrown from their deck have made me feel as though I was in danger. Hatton is correct, he cannot control what happens when the kids are back at the house. However, as the true adult and landlord in the situation, he is able to control who he rents to and its time he stop being money hungry and take a better look at those he puts in his house.

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Sun, 03/30/2008 - 9:05pm

Sea Isle has been a blue collar party town since I began coming here in 1953--if you can't handle this you should move away.

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Sun, 03/30/2008 - 7:57pm

HOW ABOUT ENFORCING THE LAW ON PUBLIC DRUNKENESS . HAVE YOU SEEN THE DRUNKS WALKING FROM THE BARS TO THEIR CARS AND THEIR RENTAL PROPERTIES? THEY ARE LOUD AND OBNOXIOUS, THE POLICE JUST IGNORE THEM. THEY WALK WITH THE BOTTLES IN THEIR HAND . ISNT THERE A PUBLIC DRINKING LAW? THATS RIGHT THE BAROWNERS WOULDNT MAKE THEIR MILLIONS IF THEY ENFORCE IT

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Sun, 03/30/2008 - 8:21am

Greed is the problem. I live next to another "animal house" and the big bucks from these failing properties is why greedy owners keep them, and the big bucks are why the tenants feel they have the right to party. Zoning, tougher laws and brave neighbors are the way to stop this and I cheer any and all solutions to remove these decaying properties and their blight on civil enjoyment.

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Sat, 03/29/2008 - 6:27pm

Since wild over speculation has driven seaside real estate out of the range of the youngest of renters, you will find business having a harder and harder time finding help.

Now that the dollar is tanking and the Euro is soaring, its getting less and less attractive for the usual Eastern Euro college kids to come over.

All that vinyl and sod is going to match the tumbleweeds and "FOR SALE" signs perfectly.

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