Neighbors say no to T.O. (it seems like the celebrity and sports stuff is particularly funny this week)
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David (aka David)
Jun 3 '09, 14:16
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP)�Here�s a potential first to add to the �Not In My Backyard� homeowner�s list of complaints: Terrell Owens(notes).
The Bills� high-profile receiver�s search for a place to live in the Buffalo area has hit a snag after Owens said he was denied a chance to rent a home in Orchard Park because of the potential �drama� he might bring to the neighborhood.
Owens first announced what happened late Tuesday night by posting a message on his Twitter.com site. The message read that he�s �tripping about residents� who won�t rent a home to him because they �(don�t) want any drama (in) their neighborhood!! LOL!!! Wow!!.�
Owens then went into further detail about his search�describing the snub as no big deal�following a voluntary minicamp practice Wednesday.
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�They didn�t want me to rent this spot because of the extra or added attention that I may bring,� said Owens, who was informed of the news after a real estate agent and his bodyguard viewed the property. Referring to his real estate agent, Owens added, �In her words, she said, �Drama.� I thought it was funny.�
Perhaps, Owens added, the owners aren�t Bills or T.O. fans.
The place in question is a six-bedroom home at 1 Deer Run in Orchard Park that lists for $489,397. It�s also available for rent, and close to Ralph Wilson Stadium.
Real estate agent Bob Wozniak disputed Owens� complaint.
�I don�t know how it all got started,� said Wozniak, who added that his clients are more than willing to have Owens tour the house.
�He�s got the key to the city,� Wozniak said, referring to Owens receiving the key to Buffalo last month. �I�d like to give him a key to buy a house.�
Owens� house-hunting search is now into its second month since he signed a one-year, $6.5 million contract with the Bills in March, a few days after being released by Dallas. He�s toured homes and condominiums in Orchard Park, on Buffalo�s waterfront and in the city�s northern suburbs.
He�s scheduled to continue house-hunting on Wednesday.
Owens owns homes in Miami, Atlanta, Dallas and Moorestown, N.J., and insisted he�s generally considered to be a good neighbor.
�Well, anywhere I go, there�s always a little extra added attention. That just comes with the territory,� Owens said. �But I don�t think anywhere that I�ve lived has there ever been a problem.�
Of course, he added, there was the one time in November 2005 when he did sit-ups and held a news conference on the front lawn of his home in Moorestown after being suspended by the Philadelphia Eagles.
�And even then, my neighbors, they didn�t complain,� Owens said.
The upside to being snubbed for Owens is the numerous responses he received to his Twitter post.
�I do appreciate that a lot of people have invited me to move into their homes and in their neighborhoods,� Owens said. �So at least I know I�ll have somewhere to stay during the year.�
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