Lynwood declares blighted property a public nuisance under Municipal Code Section 3-13, covering deteriorated buildings, junk, debris, overgrown vegetation, and inoperable vehicles. The city gives written notice, and unabated conditions go to a City Council abatement hearing.
LMC Section 3-13.2 declares a long list of blight conditions to be public nuisances subject to abatement by rehabilitation, repair, removal, or demolition. Enumerated conditions include abandoned or boarded-up buildings, broken windows, overgrown vegetation attracting pests, dead or diseased trees, inoperable vehicles stored for unreasonable periods, broken furniture in yards, garbage cans visible from the street, and deteriorated building exteriors. Under Section 3-13.3, when the City Manager finds a property maintained as a public nuisance, the owner gets written notice describing the violation and a reasonable time to correct it. If not corrected, the City Council holds a noticed hearing (10 days notice), and if the owner fails to abate, the city may abate and recover costs.
Blight conditions declared a public nuisance are abated after written notice and, if uncorrected, a City Council hearing; the city may abate at the owner's expense and recover costs. Other code provisions (criminal, civil, administrative) may also apply.
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