MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Negotiations took a step backwards Monday between the city of Minneapolis and the man who owns a property that turned into a homeless encampment.

Agreement unravels

Imperfect timing:

Last week, the city and Hamoudi Sabri told the judge they were close to a resolution, so he put off deciding whether to give the city a restraining order.

Negotiations hit a snag Monday because the city wanted 90 days – into December – to figure things out and Sabri was only willing to wait 30 days.

Unclear camp

The backstory:

This all started back in July when the city asked Sabri to clean up the encampment on his property at 28th Ave S. and Lake St.

They issued several citations, calling it a public nuisance, mentioning human waste and drug use.

But Sabri said the city wasn

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