It took the sheriff’s office 10 hours to carry hoards of clutter out of a house in Richmond Hill after the owner was finally successful in having the estimated 15 people living in the two-bedroom house — rent free — evicted from his property.

Pieces of glass, broken furniture and even a partially dismantled car were just some of the items which eventually cluttered the pavement in St Phillips Street as curious neighbours peeked out of their windows to watch...