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Aug 15, 2008 11:58 pm US/Pacific

Congresswoman's Home Declared A Public Nuisance

SACRAMENTO (AP) ― Sacramento city officials have declared a home owned by U.S. Rep. Laura Richardson a public nuisance and are threatening fines up to $5,000 a month if she doesn't fix it up.

The Long Beach Democrat previously faced foreclosure on the home.

Washington Mutual sold it at auction in May, but reversed the sale after Richardson complained she hadn't received proper notice.

The city's code enforcement department reported finding junk in the driveway and rotting fruit in the back yard that attracts rodents.

Inspectors came after calls to police about a suspicious person there.

Richardson's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.

In a statement her office released to the Los Angeles Times, she said she had not received any information about the nuisance declaration.
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Information from: Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com

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