Code Enforcement

When larger property or nuisance issues arise, the City of Lakewood’s Public Nuisance and Property Abatement Team may get involved.

The team includes a special assignment officer, city code enforcement officers and a city prosecutor. They work together to identify and resolve nuisance issues involving single-family homes, multi-family housing, businesses and other properties that may affect the appearance, safety or quality of life in Lakewood neighborhoods.

Common property code violation examples

• Peeling paint, missing surface materials or other unsightly or deficient exterior building materials.
• Litter or debris in public view.
• Garage conversions.
• Additions or alterations made to property without a building permit.
• Businesses operating from homes without a permit.
• Inoperative vehicles parked anywhere other than inside a garage.
• Accessory structures, such as driveway canopies.
• Vehicles parked on the front lawn.
• Inadequate ground cover.
• Overgrown vegetation that may be unsightly to neighbors or dangerous to public safety.
• Trash cans placed in the parkway before 4 p.m. the day before pickup or left in the parkway more than 12 hours after pickup.