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A Northwest Suburban man at odds with his neighbors and the village hall is living in a van outside his home while fighting to keep it.
Cars, cans, bottles and other items adorn the front yard of John Wuerffel‘s home, on the 1400 block of Hampton Lane, in Schaumburg. Many of the items are things Wuerffel collects and takes to Michigan, where they can be turned in for recycling at $.10 apiece.
“I steal cans,” the 62-year-old said. “I got to live.”
Yards away, a padlock prevents him from entering his house. His lender, HSBC Mortgage Corp., is evidently fearful that Wuerffel would damage the property during foreclosure proceedings. Still, he’s trying to obtain a reverse mortgage to stop the proceedings so he can move back in.
