Pahokee to fix building code enforcement issues after 40 residents were forced from apartments

Palm Beach County officials are working with the city of Pahokee after 40 people, including families and children, were recently forced from a condemned apartment building.

The unsafe conditions documented at Parker Apartments included exposed wiring, a lack of electricity and running water.

Palm Beach County Mayor Sara Baxter told WLRN she is pushing for her office to assume increased oversight of code enforcement in the city…

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