Stanton is doubling down enforcement on vacant properties around the city, boosting registration fees to nearly $10,000 annually for what city officials classify as problematic abandoned buildings.
Officials are also mandating that certain properties institute a manager to overlook maintenance in an effort to prevent the buildings from becoming squat houses for homeless people.
Last week, Stanton City Council voted unanimously in favor of two new resolutions that heighten enforcement on all vacant buildings across the city, regardless of the property’s condition – but the worse the property’s condition is, the higher fees will be…