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A 'nightmare neighbour' evicted from her council flat after police were called 23 times claims she is the victim of false allegations.
Mum Cara Dane, 37, was turfed out of the property in Faversham following a court order, due to her "persistent nuisance" behaviour.
The top floor flat in Brook Road has now been boarded up by Kent Police’s Swale Community Safety Unit, which gained a closure order from magistrates after accusing the occupant of having a "detrimental impact" on the community.
It was claimed the flat was a source of anti-social behaviour, disturbance, criminal damage and drug-dealing.
One woman living near the property said: "It's been a nightmare", with people "coming and going at all times".
Inspector Joel Mitchell said: "The occupant living at this address has shown herself to be a persistent nuisance and we could not allow such behaviour to go unchallenged."
But Miss Dane has since hit back, claiming many of the allegations about her are false.
"It isn't all my fault when you've got people kicking your door in and barging past you," she told KentOnline.
"I've been badly treated, and only I knew that night that the police had gone to court to get me evicted..."
"They've slagged me off but not put the real circumstances. I'm not the only one living round here.
"Most of the allegations are false and there wasn't any drug dealing going on.
"I didn't want anyone to smash my window and I've been waiting to get it fixed for two years.
"I've been badly treated, and only I knew that night that the police had gone to court to get me evicted.
"I wasn't able to put my side of the story to the court because it was in Sevenoaks.
"No one told me anything - it's disgusting and I'm fuming."
Miss Dane says she is now living temporarily with a relative and looking for new accommodation.
Following the successful court action, it is now an offence for anyone other than the landlord or a contracted worker to visit the premises at any point between now and October 30.
Insp Mitchell said: "We worked closely with our partners, including Swale Borough Council, in our attempts to encourage her to change her conduct but she continually showed no willingness to display the most basic levels of courtesy and respect to those around her.
"The decision to apply for this Closure Order was not taken lightly, but it is an entirely appropriate outcome that I am confident will improve life for everyone else in the neighbourhood.
"No one should ever tolerate anti-social behaviour and, as this result shows, we will always use the full remit of our powers to ensure robust, but proportionate, action is taken.
"I encourage anyone affected by similar behaviour to make a report through our website, or by calling 101."
