By Mike Hazlip– — Scattered footsteps echo through the cavernous open spaces of a mall that once buzzed with activity as shop owners wait in their stores, hoping for the occasional customer to wander in.
Less than two dozen tenants remain at Sunrise Mall, with JCPenney still open for business as the property’s last remaining anchor. Mostly made up of independently owned businesses, these mom-and-pop retailers struggle to hang on as the battle over the future of the property goes to court.
The City of Citrus Heights filed a lawsuit against the property’s majority owner, Namdar Realty Group, on July 15 citing ongoing unresolved code violations, according to an earlier report by The Sentinel. The lawsuit comes after authorities served an inspection warrant in May…