Eyesore of the Week

 The city of Lansing has red-tagged this boarded-up property. The backyard is surrounded by a dilapidated wooden privacy fence. The second-floor window on the back is completely gone, while win-dows on the ground floor had the torn-out screens. The windows are out of their frames. It was deemed unsafe on Nov. 27, 2021, according to city property records.

Someone is living in a camper in the driveway.

Scott Bean, spokesman for the city, said the property was a hoard-ing situation that left the home “un-inhabitable,” including “a couple of inches of sewage in the basement.”

This 1912 home has been owned off and on by E & A Group LLC of Grand Blanc since 2015, according to property records. Ammar Abu-waraga is the agent and owner of the LLC. He referred City Pulse to his property manager, Mohamad Abduljaber. He said all that was left to do was replace windows. Abdul-jaber has served federal prison time for a kickback scheme involving healthcare with his wife, former medical doctor Shannon Wiggins.

“Eyesore of the Week” is our weekly look at some of the seedier properties in Lansing. It rotates with Eye Candy of the Week and Eye for Design. Have a suggestion? Email eye@lansingcitypulse.com or call in a nomination at 517-999-5061.