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City reports uptick in commercial and multifamily abatements; fund balance and pending liens noted
Summary
Lakewood housing program manager reported 2024‑25 abatement activity, rising share of commercial/multifamily orders, a fund balance of about $268,600 and a $607,848 abatement lien tied to a property in foreclosure that could restore funds to the abatement account if sold at tax sale.
Jeff Gumb, Lakewood’s housing program manager, presented the city’s abatement program update on July 21, reporting continued activity across dangerous and nuisance properties, rising commercial and multifamily cases and a general fund balance that staff say will require monitoring.
Gumb said the city completed 17 abatement projects in 2024 (14 dangerous, three nuisance) and reported compliance rates historically near 75–78 percent. In 2025 to date staff completed additional projects and had 17 properties pending, 13 of which are under abatement order (seven…
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