BLIGHT ON CALDECOTT LANE

WHAT IS BLIGHT AND HOW DO I REPORT IT?

According to the City of Oakland's Community and Economic Development Agency, blight includes inadequate sewers and street lighting, dilapidated housing, unsanitary buildings, illegally dumped trash, and graffiti.

YOU can report blight and the city Building Inspection Department will investigate.  

Blight on Private Property:

If the inspector determines that there is blight on private property, the inspector will

post a "Blight Notice," send the property owner written notice, and provide the property owner no more than 30 calendar days to clean up the blight.  If the property owner fails to clean up the blight, the City can impose a fine, fees, and contract with a third party to remove the debris.

130 Caldecott Lane: 1300579

Blight on Public Property:

The property line for the buildings at 120, 130, 142, 150, and 158 Caldecott Lane are essentially marked by retaining walls and sidewalks behind the buildings.  The City of Oakland owns the remaining land which stretches back to Hiller Road.  There is a considerable amount of construction debris, pipes, scaffolding, chain link fence, and discarded sofas that have been illegally dumped on public property.

Tracking Complaints about Blight:

Click here to find: Complaints Made about Blight

120 Caldecott Lane: 446689
142 Caldecott Lane: 446691

ILLEGAL DUMPING:

Did you know that, provided with evidence of illegal dumping, that the "dumper" can be fined $25,000 and/or go to jail for up to one year?  See California Penal Code section 374 et. seq.

Post "Illegal Dumping" signs on City property and help Oakland combat blight.

Click here to learn how to: Report Illegal Dumping

Get involved and Adopt-a-Spot from Public Works.  If we adopt public property on Caldecott Lane and organize a few spring days for clean-up, the debris will be moved sooner than Public Works can schedule clean-up, and Public Works can provide a haul-away service for the debris.

Click here for: More About the Adopt-a-Spot Program