The Minneapolis City Council authorized the city attorney’s office to bring litigation against a property owner who has refused to clear a homeless encampment on his property, moving in favor by a vote of 6-4 during a special meeting on Monday morning.

The city attorney’s office can now move forward with legal action against Hamoudi Sabri, the owner of a property on the corner of East Lake Street and 28th Avenue SE, who let a homeless encampment on his property turn into what city officials and residents are calling a public health crisis.