Overview
- City crews, which arrived Tuesday morning, began clearing piles of dumped trash at the vacant Greenfield Terrace apartments at 16831 Greenfield.
- Outreach teams were on-site to contact people sheltering in the building, which has no heat, power or running water.
- The Detroit Law Department said it will file a show-cause case within about 72 hours that would require the owner to appear within roughly 14 days.
- City officials blamed long neglect by an absentee owner for the blight and said illegal dumping has plagued the site for months.
- Neighbors reported squatting along with drug use and prostitution at the site, and leaders signaled longer-term fixes could include permanent boarding and stricter compliance.