A woman’s month-long battle with the city of Edmonton over a sofa that sat abandoned on her property is finally finished, with the woman learning that sometimes you can fight city hall, and win.

Last month, Kelly Jerome called the city to request the removal of an ugly sofa that was sitting against her fence in her back alley. But they refused.

“They told me to deal with it, that it was my property,” she says.

A single mother, Jerome couldn't afford to have it taken away, and she had no one to help her remove it. Besides, she says the sofa was disgusting and she didn’t think she should have to be the one to touch it.

“I shouldn’t have to move it and I shouldn’t have to pay somebody to remove it. It’s not mine,” she said

So the couch remained where it was. Then, last week, Jerome received a Notice to Comply letter saying she would be fined $250 if the couch wasn't removed by June 11. She says she was stunned.

“The city is supposed to help their citizens,” she says. “They have a right to help us and they're not.”

CTV Edmonton contacted the city to discuss the matter. Not long after -- with CTV’s cameras rolling -- a crew showed up and removed the sofa, much to Jerome’s delight.

In a statement to CTV News, a Community Services spokesperson explained that "because of (Jerome’s) unique circumstances, we have helped her resolve her issue." They added that “illegal dumping and graffiti do unfortunately occur on private property and homeowners are saddled with the responsibility to clean it up. The city couldn't financially handle removing these items for everyone unless it was at the expense of all taxpayers.”

Jerome is just happy the eyesore is finally gone.

“It just goes to show you that if you feel something’s not right, then do something about it, because something can always be done.”

With a report from CTV Edmonton’s Ashley Molnar