Gardena Municipal Code Chapter 8.64 makes property owners, agents, lessees, and occupants responsible for keeping any property, building, or structure free of public nuisances such as blight, junk, debris, graffiti, and outside storage. Code Enforcement abates violations that owners fail to correct.
Under GMC Section 8.64, Abatement of Real Property Nuisances, it is the duty of the owner, agent, lessee, occupant, or person in possession of any property to maintain it free of public nuisances, in compliance with City building and zoning regulations and California Health and Safety Code Section 17920.3. Prohibited blight conditions include accumulated trash, junk, debris, graffiti, illegal signage, and outside storage. When the City reasonably believes a nuisance exists, it initiates an abatement proceeding; if the owner does not comply, the City may abate the condition and record all abatement fees with the Los Angeles County Assessor as a debt owed to the City. Report blight to the Code Enforcement Detail at (310) 217-6171.
Failing to abate a declared nuisance lets the City perform the work and record all costs as a debt/lien against the property through the LA County Assessor.
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