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Lassen supervisors adopt administrative penalties and authorize liens for two nuisance properties
Summary
After administrative hearings, the board adopted penalties and ordered liens for two parcels found in violation of Chapter 1.18: a Spalding property (owner absent) and a Westwood property (owner said he was cleaning up after tenants); staff will record liens to recover administrative penalties.
The Lassen County Board of Supervisors held two administrative hearings and adopted enforcement actions to recover administrative penalties for public nuisances.
Building official Matt Schwarz presented the first case (6869–70 Cherryway, Spalding; file CDEF2025-025). The owner did not appear; the board received the enforcing officer’s report and voted to adopt administrative penalties and authorize recordation of a lien on the property.
The board then considered a second administrative case (3067th Street, Westwood; file CDEF2025-030). Owner Ryan Lockson said he was in the process of complying with the county’s cleanup orders, had struggled to evict tenants and had not received mailed notices because correspondence went to a different address. Code enforcement staff said the property had been posted and that it was not fully compliant before the hearing. Neighbors testified about safety and repeated trespass issues. The board noted the owner had since taken cleanup steps but emphasized the code’s notice and enforcement process had been followed. The board voted to adopt the hearing officer’s administrative penalties and authorized recordation of a lien to recover costs.
Next steps: county staff will record liens as ordered; owners may pursue any administrative appeal permitted by county code.
