City Sues Englewood Junkyard Property Owner, Mechanic Living On Lots

ENGLEWOOD — The city is suing the last known owner of a vacant lot in Englewood that’s operated as an unlicensed junkyard for at least a decade, as well as a man who lives on the property — but the man claims city officials have known about the yard for years and are seeking retribution in an attempt to “flimflam” him.

City officials are “seeking maximum penalties and an injunction” against Paul Cawley, Achadboy Properties, Jerry Bell and Melvin Woods for the vacant lots harboring cars at 7150-52 S. Normal Blvd., a spokesperson for the city’s Law Department said in an email Monday.

Cawley and his former company, Achadboy Properties, are the last known owners of the lot at 7150 S. Normal Blvd., according to county records. The lot at 7152 S. Normal is owned by the city…

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