Fort Lauderdale board declares Hometown Studios a nuisance, orders security, payment and lighting changes

The Fort Lauderdale Nuisance Abatement Board on Oct. 9 declared Hometown Studios, 3031 West Commercial Boulevard, a public nuisance and adopted an order requiring the owner to install lighting, post trespass signage and submit weekly compliance reports, while imposing a timeline for other security and payment changes.

The board’s action follows what a Fort Lauderdale detective described as “127 calls over the past 6 months, kinda high, and 30 calls since September 9,” including multiple trespass, domestic disturbance, narcotics and robbery calls and a Sept. 24 search warrant that led to arrests and the recovery of crack cocaine from Room 221. The order says the property has 128 guest rooms plus one manager’s unit (129 total) and directs several immediate steps intended to reduce criminal activity and loitering.

Why it matters: the board’s order places enforceable deadlines on the owner, requires cooperation with police, and carries financial penalties for noncompliance. The detective told the board the problems concentrated in rear, long‑term portions of the property that are not visible from the front and recommended heightened…