BALIK PULAU: One tonne of worn-out goods were removed from the compound of a double-storey house here because it caused a nuisance to the surrounding residents.
The action was taken through an integrated operation carried out by the Penang City Council (MBPP) together with the Northeast District Health Office and police today.
MBPP, in a statement on its Facebook page, said they issued the owner with a notice under Section 82 of the Local Government Act 1976 to remove all the goods on May 14.
"The owner did not act on the notice and left the house in a nauseating state.
"As such, we had to use a lorry to remove the one tonne of worn-out goods," it said, adding that a police report was lodged before and after today's incident.
MBPP said the owner would be hit with charges, according to the rates for the removal of the goods.
It said policemen on duty managed to control the situation and the emotions of the owner, who tried to act aggressively to prevent council officers from carrying out their job.
"At the same time, officers from the Northeast District Health Office also conducted checks on empty containers, which were potential mosquito breeding grounds.
"They found containers with mosquito larvae. Enforcement action is being considered as the owner failed to adhere to the notice under Section 8 of the Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975 which resulted in the premises to breed larvae, which could potentially led to the spread of dengue," it added.
The operation ended at 10.50am after the compound was cleared.