In a 6-4 vote during a closed session on Monday, the Minneapolis City Council approved a motion to take legal action against a commercial parking lot owner who turned his property into an encampment for people experiencing homelessness.

In late August, Mayor Jacob Frey called a special City Council meeting to discuss possibly suing owner Hamoudi Sabri, as the city's unable to clear private property. Sabri was told to clean the lot, located off East Lake Street and 28th Street South, by Aug. 25. He refused, and city crews were called in to do it at his expense. To date, the city has fined Sabri $9,000.

This is the second time in nearly four years Sabri has clashed with city leaders over what he calls their failures to find adequate solutions to help people who find themselves living i

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