Cerritos commission finds several properties in violation, directs staff to seek abatement; two cases closed without resolution

CERRITOS, Calif. — The Cerritos Property Preservation Commission on Aug. 26, 2025, adopted resolutions finding multiple properties in the city constitute public nuisances for issues including lack of landscape maintenance, visible debris, inoperable vehicles and needed exterior repairs, and directed staff to transmit the resolutions to the Cerritos City Council for abatement.

The commission acted after staff reports detailing repeated inspections and notices for each property. For six properties the panel voted 5-0 to adopt resolutions setting abatement periods; two properties were removed from resolution consideration after staff confirmed repairs or partial compliance, and one case was scheduled for continued staff follow-up on related parking and landscaping issues.

The actions matter because the adopted resolutions start formal abatement processes that can lead to fines or city-performed work if owners do not bring properties into compliance within set periods. Staff told the commission similar properties have required multiple notices over months before corrective work was completed.

Code Enforcement Officer Darnell Jerry and Senior Code Enforcement Officer Artema presented the bulk of the staff reports. Jerry told the commission that inspections at the 12300 block of Edgefield Street found dead vegetation and a lack of ground cover after multiple notices and a granted extension; staff recommended a resolution to “ensure compliance.” At the hearing the property’s owner, Sandeep Kangri, identified himself as a new homeowner: “We are new to…