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Neighbor complaints prompt council to seek update on code enforcement at property with tents and alleged illegal construction
Summary
A Lakewood resident told the council that an absentee property owner was renting space for tents and conducting continuous unpermitted construction at a single‑family property; the city said code enforcement and public works are investigating and that stop‑work orders are already in place on the address cited by the speaker.
A Lakewood resident told the City Council on Monday that tents have been occupied for years behind his home and that ongoing, unpermitted construction continues at a neighboring property, prompting calls to code enforcement.
“My neighbor has rented tents to the homeless for 4 and a half…
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