Lynwood requires vacant and foreclosed properties to be maintained and secured. Section 3-32 establishes a registration program for properties in foreclosure, and Section 3-13 treats overgrown vegetation, junk, and abandoned structures on lots as public nuisances.
LMC Section 3-32 (Registration, Maintenance and Security of Properties in Foreclosure) requires beneficiaries and trustees to register abandoned or foreclosed properties and keep them maintained and secured so neighborhoods do not become blighted. 'Evidence of vacancy' includes overgrown or dead vegetation, accumulated mail or trash, disconnected utilities, and absent window coverings. Responsible parties must secure the property against unauthorized entry (repairing fences, padlocking gates, boarding openings) and keep it free of weeds, brush, trash, junk, and debris to neighborhood standards (a majority of properties within a 300-foot radius). Independently, Section 3-13.2 declares attractive nuisances on unoccupied lots, abandoned wells or excavations, overgrown vegetation, dead trees, and debris to be public nuisances subject to abatement regardless of foreclosure.
Failure to register, maintain, or secure a foreclosed or vacant property violates Section 3-32 and is enforceable by the Director of Development Services. Overgrowth, junk, and abandoned structures on any lot are nuisances abatable under Section 3-13.
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