The later owners had neglected the house and it had to be refurbished.

When those tenants left in 2009 the rent was £277 per month, and the property's owners had allegedly neglected the maintenance for many years.

However later owners neglected the house and by the 1890s, it fell into ruin.

About the only disappointment was in the crew accommodations, which the owner had neglected.

While this may sound obvious, a surprising number of robberies take place in homes where the owner neglected to lock a door.

It was eventually discovered that the owner had neglected the bodies, allowing them to thaw and rot.

Since then, he has faced an uphill battle with the cancer, and understandably, the owner has neglected the business.

"They were afraid that if the roof was bad the owner must have neglected hidden things, too."

He said that while the previous owner had "neglected the place," he was working hard to restore service in the hotel's 82 rooms.

City officials said they believe the repairs were completed in many cases, but the owners neglected the paperwork.